Re:Washington crews destroy first U.S. “murder hornet” nest
by ARandomerDude on Monday October 26, 2020 @11:25AM
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> No fancy beekeeper suit necessary
Professionals wear PPE because if you incur a low-probability risk every time you do X, and you do X often enough (because it's your profession), X will happen to you.
For example, if you have a 99% chance of nothing going wrong, and you do that thing 500 times, it's essentially guaranteed to happen (0.99^500 = 0.0066).
The stinging insect removal guys will be stung if they are in the profession for decades without PPE.
Professionals wear PPE because if you incur a low-probability risk every time you do X, and you do X often enough (because it's your profession), X will happen to you.
For example, if you have a 99% chance of nothing going wrong, and you do that thing 500 times, it's essentially guaranteed to happen (0.99^500 = 0.0066).
The stinging insect removal guys will be stung if they are in the profession for decades without PPE.