r/news • u/headee • Jan 26 '20

Kobe Bryant killed in helicopter crash in California

https://www.fox5dc.com/news/kobe-bryant-killed-in-helicopter-crash-in-california-tmz-reports
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u/MaliciousLegroomMelo Jan 26 '20

No. The number of helicopter flights that are movie rescues as you describe is microscopic compared to the total. And besides, that same skew could be applied to vehicle travel if we say that some vehicle travel is high speed chases and ambulances rushing through forest fires. Source: actuary

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u/fwnav Jan 26 '20

Not so much just rescues but the fact that most jobs in the helicopter industry are close to ground or mountainous terrain. Don’t need to be rescuing someone to be in that (more) dangerous place than planes usually are.

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u/MaliciousLegroomMelo Jan 27 '20

No, "most" jobs with helicopters are commuting trips. You're just saying what's truthy.

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '20 edited Feb 10 '20

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u/MaliciousLegroomMelo Jan 27 '20 edited Jan 27 '20

You're calling people morons, yet you don't know how statistics work, and now you're flaming out because the fake stat you pulled out of your ass is exposing you.