xkcd #3323: Meteor Fear

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Don't worry--even though small and potentially deadly meteors hit the ground all the time, statistically you're actually much more likely to die from a rare large one that destroys your whole area!

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Don't worry--even though small and potentially deadly meteors hit the ground all the time, statistically you're actually much more likely to die from a rare large one that destroys your whole area!
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[–] 12 points 18 hours ago (1 child)

Reminds me of when I was a kid. Someone would say they had a headache and my response would be “you could try breaking your leg, then you wouldn’t notice the headache as much.”

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