Manxmann
Second Officer
Flight distance : 1178793 ft
Australia
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Sharks ...... well if you go into their habitat there's always a chance of getting bitten I suppose.
In reality the shark threat is so over-played by the media it's a joke. We spend millions of dollars catching & tagging a few Great Whites for 'research'. It doesn't change the numbers that are our there though.
"According to the Australian Shark Attack File, kept by researchers at Sydney's Taronga Conservation Society, there have been 1045 shark attacks in Australia since records began in 1791, and 236 of them have been fatal.Jul 25, 2015"
Meanwhile : "Quick Stats. Australia has seen over 190,000 fatalities since accurate car record keeping commenced in 1925. Every year since 1970 has seen a decrease in the road death toll with numbers dropping from 3,798 in 1970 to 1,145 in 2018."
Which would you rather - swim or drive ? I suppose to put things into perspective you'd have to calculate the number of person/hours over the given period for each activity - I'll just stick to the simple facts.
For safety reasons, I'll just walk to the park & fly my drone -
Oh Bugger ! Forgot about the snakes:
"Between 1979 and 1998 there were 53 deaths from snakes, according to data obtained from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Between 1942 and 1950 there were 56 deaths from snakebite recorded in Australia."
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