Causes of Unintentional Death in America 1995-2005

S E V E R E Driving off the road: 254,419 Falling: 146,542 Accidental poisoning: 140,327

H I G H Dying from work: 59,730 Walking down the street: 52,000. Accidentally drowning: 38,302

E L E V A T E D Killed by the flu: 19,415 Dying from a hernia: 16,742

G U A R D E D Accidental firing of a gun: 8,536 Electrocution: 5,171

L O W Being shot by law enforcement: 3,949 Terrorism: 3147 Carbon monoxide in products: 1,554

Sources: National Highway and Safety Agency (.pdf), National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 50, No. 15 (09/16/2002) (.pdf), US Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Insurance Information Institute.
Reposted from Wired

So there it is, not including suicides and murders. In America, you are more likely to get shot by the police than die by terrorism, and neither one comes even close to catching the flu — let alone getting in a workplace or car accident. I suggest snotty nosed kids, private vehicles, and work be banned immediately for everyone's safety.

More seriously, remember the Reichstag and what blind nationalism results in.

According to my Horoscope

I am to "Do something that fires new synapses in your brain and gets you interested in all the variety and vibrancy available to you."

Work today is not fitting this bill.

Plastination Exhibit at Science World

Starting September 15 and running through to January 14 next year Science World is going to have an exhibit of plastinated corpses, "Body Worlds 3".

Plastination is a process by which dead bodies are infused with polymers to prevent decomposition. In these displays the bodies are presented in action-poses, exploded views, cross-sections, etc. These are real people that have willingly donated their bodies for this use after death.

I think it would be great fun to get a bunch of people together for a group outing to see this exhibit.