Measuring Our Mortality: Activities Worth Dying For?
by SavvyRoo on May 29, 2014 | Views: 551 | Score: 3
| Potential Risk | |
|---|---|
| Heroine Use (One Day) | 30 |
| Hang Gliding | 8 |
| Sky Diving | 7 |
| Scuba Diving | 5 |
| General Anaesthetic | 5 |
| Ecstasy Use (One Tablet) | 1 |
| Horseback Riding | 0.5 |
Activities
Number of Micromorts
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lse.ac.uk, mentalfloss.com
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We live in a dangerous world. To help quantify the risks people face, the measurement known as the micromort was created. One micromort is the equivalent of a 1/1,000,000 probability of death. By comparing the micromorts of different activities, we can measure the relative risks associated with those activities.