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Re:Pilot of crashed Nepal plane reported no power in engines... by HPMOR on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @09:06PM (#34814021)
The number of people that died last year on commercial domestic airlines, in the USA, was zero last year. The number that died from elevator or escalators 30. This always calms me.
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Re:Pilot of crashed Nepal plane reported no power in engines... by dredmorbius on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @09:09PM (#34814048)
What's the relative exposure to each?

How many people fly daily? How many use an elevator or escallator?

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Re:Pilot of crashed Nepal plane reported no power in engines... by HPMOR on Friday February 24, 2023 @11:03AM (#34925890)
The throughput of the TSA is around 2 million people per day.

https://www.tsa.gov/travel/passenger-volumes

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