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Re:Indiana life insurance CEO says deaths are up 40% among p... by vasilipupkin on Sunday January 02, 2022 @12:09PM (#29770628)
think of it this way, 1 in 200 means the chance that you will not die is 99.5% When put that way, sounds pretty good, right?
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Re:Indiana life insurance CEO says deaths are up 40% among p... by chucksmash on Sunday January 02, 2022 @01:43PM (#29772048)
Think of it this way, 1 in 200 means the chance that you will die is 10x worse than that of someone base jumping[0]. When put this way, sounds pretty bad, right?

[0]: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17495709/

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Re:Indiana life insurance CEO says deaths are up 40% among p... by vasilipupkin on Sunday January 02, 2022 @04:02PM (#29773835)
No, I mean, 1 in 200 chance here refers to living, which includes all activities, including BASE jumping
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