• spujb@lemmy.cafe
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    6 months ago

    planes crash every day

    in 2021 there were 21 commercial* plane crashes, zero fatal.

    *couldn’t find data including non-commercial flights. i welcome corrections citing such data :)

    edit: i think i am wrong, see roscoe’s comment below

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      6 months ago

      Commercial plane crashes /=/ plane crashes.

      358 deaths due to plane crashes in 2022 in the US. Anon included cars so this “commercial” distinction doesn’t necessarily hold weight since the crux of the comparison is that other industries have been allowed to operate despite fatal accidents. And cars are included which are individually operated machines and not mass transit.

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        6 months ago

        still no plane crash every day tho lol

        i couldn’t find data including non-commercial crashes. i welcome corrections.

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          6 months ago

          358 crashes in a year is close enough to an average of one per day that it’s pretty fucking pedantic to say "but not every day - especially given that most of the time that people say something happens “every day” it’s being used loosely, not literally.
          “People get shot by cops every day” is a phrase that is effectively accurate, even if nobody happened to be shot on, say, February 21st.

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            6 months ago

            358 deaths due to crashes*, not the same as crashes themselves as multiple can die per crash

            i came into this conversation with a light (pedantic) heart and an open mind. i am still willing to he corrected but cussing me out does nothing buddy.