[SystemSafety] Shark!

[John Downer]

With all respect to the zoo, I'm guessing that if billions of people sat on sharks every day then the stats would be somewhat different. 




> On Jul 8, 2015, at 4:43 AM, Inge, James Mr <James.Inge782 at mod.uk> wrote:
> 
> My local zoo has a poster in its aquarium, quoting a statistic about fatal shark attacks, compared to deaths caused by chairs.  I can’t remember the precise numbers, but it is something like half a dozen shark related deaths annually, compared to hundreds caused by homicidal furniture.  The International Shark Attack File quotes 497  confirmed fatal shark attacks worldwide, over the last 435 years.
>  
> Now that Hollywood has successfully warned the world about sharks, how can we persuade them to do such a sterling effort to get the word out about seating? ;-)
>  
> More fun shark attack statistics at http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks/isaf/geomaps.htm
>  
>                 James.
>  
> From: systemsafety-bounces at lists.techfak.uni-bielefeld.de [mailto:systemsafety-bounces at lists.techfak.uni-bielefeld.de] On Behalf Of Les Chambers
> Sent: 08 July 2015 06:28
> To: systemsafety at lists.techfak.uni-bielefeld.de
> Subject: [SystemSafety] Shark!
>  
> Tis the 40th anniversary of the movie Jaws. The script writer is giving interviews. It turns out the movie made many people shark-risk-aware. Some didn't go near a swimming pool for years after. But one comment resonated. Words to the effect of:
> "Why did those victims go into the water? Couldn't they hear the music?"
> More support for the fundamental axiom of hazard analysis:
> "Some things only become clear, later on."
> Cheers
> Les
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