Nick Schade wrote: >> Not that I disagree, but as one who occasionally does without his PFD >> when >> floating on the local pond with friends, I have to chime in :-) >> Another >> thing the "statistics" won't show are the hundreds or thousands of >> times >> that PFD-less boating has occurred with no incident at all. > >I am sure most of the bullets shot in Iraq didn't hit anyone. There >must have been thousands or tens of thousands of times that a bullet >fell to earth harmlessly. Shall we conclude that, statistically, war >isn't that deadly? Well, as I said above, I don't disagree with the original statement, which noted that statistics don't show the number of times a worn PFD may have turned a close call into a non-incident. My point really was that you can make just about any point you want using "statistics." Including how safe it is to wear (or not wear) a PFD. To use your example, I suspect that by manipulating the right set of statistics, it might be possible to demonstrate that war really *isn't* that deadly. (For the record, I don't support that particular assertion!) ------------------ "At that moment a black vessel sailing on a cloud appeared and carried off the man's spirit." -Horace Beck, "Folklore and the Sea" *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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