EricTheRed 0 #1 August 5, 2005 http://www.nsc.org/lrs/statinfo/odds.htm Skydiving didn't even make the list.illegible usually Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rasmack 0 #2 August 5, 2005 I'd say my odds are pretty good. My guess is some time between now and 2100. HF #682, Team Dirty Sanchez #227 “I simply hate, detest, loathe, despise, and abhor redundancy.” - Not quite Oscar Wilde... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EricTheRed 0 #3 August 5, 2005 more correctly, your odds of death are exactly 1:1. Just a question of when and how. Today is not a good day to die (tommorow isn't looking that great either) illegible usually Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 235 #4 August 5, 2005 Improving every day! The sparknotes death test has me dead at age 54."I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nate_1979 9 #5 August 5, 2005 We're in there... see : Other and unspecified fall, W04-W05, W19 7,889 36,499 472 FGF #??? I miss the sky... There are 10 types of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hexadecimal 0 #7 August 5, 2005 If you're talking about early death... I'd say mine are pretty good Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #8 August 5, 2005 Quote100% *** I kinda like Sparks old tag line: "My plan is to live forever...so far so good!" ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #9 August 5, 2005 all this chart did was count the death toll and divide into the US population. Not the participant population. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 9 #10 August 5, 2005 Like a buddy of mine says, "My plan is to live forever... so far... so good..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bch7773 0 #11 August 6, 2005 Quoteall this chart did was count the death toll and divide into the US population. Not the participant population. exactly. skydiving isn't in there because its a very small cause of death among 99% whuffos. its kinda hard to die of something you haven't done. MB 3528, RB 1182 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeNReN 0 #12 August 6, 2005 Quotehttp://www.nsc.org/lrs/statinfo/odds.htm Skydiving didn't even make the list. one might assume it "falls" in under this.... Falling, jumping, or pushed from a high place, Y30 /103 / 2,795,546 / 36,165 edited to add slashes Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tdog 0 #13 August 6, 2005 Is this world so politically correct that this is a term used in a document: QuoteOther accidental threats to breathing or how about suicide turned PC:QuoteIntentional self-harm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fred 0 #14 August 6, 2005 Quoteall this chart did was count the death toll and divide into the US population. Not the participant population. Exactly. Pick a random person from the population, and this chart presents their chances. If this chart were restricted to skydivers, then there would probably be subcategories. Think about the birthday effect: Get 25 people in a room, and there's about a 50% chance that two of them share a birthday. The odds of them sharing your birthday, however, are about 7%. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Witelli 0 #15 August 6, 2005 Quote Think about the birthday effect: Get 25 people in a room, and there's about a 50% chance that two of them share a birthday. The odds of them sharing your birthday, however, are about 7%. Are you referring to birthday or birthmonth in your calculation? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenchy68 0 #16 August 6, 2005 Quotemore correctly, your odds of death are exactly 1:1. Just a question of when and how. Today is not a good day to die (tommorow isn't looking that great either) Question to experienced jumpers: when can I downsize my deathload? "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fred 0 #17 August 6, 2005 QuoteAre you referring to birthday or birthmonth in your calculation? Definately Birthday. With 25 people in the room, there's a 100% chance that two of them share the month (thanks to the pigeonhole principle, we actually know that there are 3 in the room with the same month). That there is a 50% chance of them sharing the same day goes against intuition. Here's a more thorough description, but in the light of morning, I forget why I thought it related to this thread. (er, I remember why I thought it related: the answer is beer.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D22369 0 #18 August 7, 2005 Improving every day! *** aint it the truth....... thanks for the smile today, I love grim humor RoyThey say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimshred 0 #19 August 7, 2005 Quote100% Exactly, you will die eventually. I for one am tired of all this talk of odds of dying. What would you rather die of? Cancer, sudden heart attack, car crash, hunting accident, drowning, or Skydiving? I would say that your odds of enjoying life and gaining a newer appreciation for life from skydiving are far greater and worth so much more than in comparison to the worrying over the odds of dying. Be safe and have fun.______________________________________ "Find your passion, find that thing you love, and, well, get out there and do it" - Jeb Corliss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jman 0 #20 August 8, 2005 one might assume it "falls" in under this....Wink Falling, jumping, or pushed from a high place, Y30 /103 / 2,795,546 / 36,165 The above list falls under the following: Event of undetermined intent, Y10-Y34, Y87.2, Y89.9 I would think a skydive would be a "determined" intent Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeNReN 0 #21 August 8, 2005 Quoteone might assume it "falls" in under this....Wink Falling, jumping, or pushed from a high place, Y30 /103 / 2,795,546 / 36,165 The above list falls under the following: Event of undetermined intent, Y10-Y34, Y87.2, Y89.9 I would think a skydive would be a "determined" intent sure....take a perfectly good pun and pick it apart Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #22 August 8, 2005 100%. Don't see any way around it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AFFI 0 #23 August 8, 2005 I have been planning for an early retirement but I havent been saving any money... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crotalus01 0 #24 August 9, 2005 Quote100%. Don't see any way around it. yep 100% It seems inevitable As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydived19006 4 #25 August 9, 2005 QuoteLike a buddy of mine says, "My plan is to live forever... so far... so good..." I say "I plan to live forever, or die trying! Looks like fishing (drowning) is more dangerous than skydiving after all! Whenever the subject of dying skydiving comes up, I point out that fishing is more dangerous. Virtually everyone knows of someone who died in a boating/swimming/drowning (which I lump into "fishing") accident. MartinExperience is what you get when you thought you were going to get something else. AC DZ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
