It’s funny how some things get a bad rap for being dangerous when, in reality, they’re about as harmful as a teddy bear. If you’re curious about debunking some common misconceptions, you’re in luck! Here is a list of 13 things that the internet claims aren’t as dangerous as they’re made out to be:
13. “Roller Coasters.”
“Yea, if the roller coaster passed the safety test then you’re good to go. There only place where you can really find a roller coaster that will kill you if you have literally any common sense is in Roller Coaster Tycoon.”
“If at an amusement park are generally safe, however carnival rides or carnival coasters…. those you really never know what the outcome will be.”
12. “Strangers.”
“Most of the violent crimes you hear happen between acquaintances.”
“I grew up in the 80s. The message was “stranger danger” 24/7. Above all: don’t get into a car with someone you don’t know. Then moving into the internet age, the addendum “…with someone you met online.” Fast forward to today…I summon an Uber to do just that.”
11. “The Bermuda Triangle.”
“Man, I was so stressed about the Bermuda Triangle when I was a kid. It didn’t matter I was living thousands of miles away.”
“Fun fact: the Bermuda Triangle was never anymore dangerous than any other part of the ocean.
It had as many ship’s sink as most other areas on average, it was just a very common trade route. More ships going through means more crashes.”
10. “Flying.”
“You’re statistically more likely to die in a car crash on your way to the airport than you are in a plane crash.”
“It’s true. Many people think that airplanes are dangerous only because every airplane accident is advertised, because there are not as many of them as there are car accidents. 90% of car accidents go unnoticed, because if they were on the news, all the news would be about car accidents.”
9. “People who have no/few friends.”
“Most of the time they’re either weird, shy, socially awkward, quiet, or simply just prefer to be alone.”
“Yeah I never understood how kids go from picking on someone for reading rather than disrupting the class to doubling down when they continue to be quiet because most of their social interactions have been bullies. Sometimes quiet is just being unproblematic.”
8. “Sharks.”
“Fewer yearly deaths because of sharks than F****** VENDING MACHINES.”
“I think I read one time that you’re more likely to be attacked by a dog than a shark, which I guess makes sense considering people are around dogs more than they are around sharks.”
7. “Quicksand.”
“Super Mario 64 made it seem so deadly.”
“I’ve sometimes wondered what happened to quicksand. On 80’s TV it was definitely a thing.”
“In most cases you won’t even notice that you stepped on it. Plus it behaves like a really salty water – you can literally just lay on the surface.”
6. “Nuclear power.”
“The problem is that if/when one fails, it tends to be spectacularly bad. Good thing is the new designs they’re coming up with are fail-shut down instead of fail-melt down. And the old ones would only use about 5% (yes five percent) of the fissable material in the rods. The new ones use all but 5%. Meaning the current stockpile of “used” rods could be recycled & power the new plants. And have a much shorter dangerous “half-life”.”
“The average nuclear power plant emits far less radition than a coal plant, because coal and uranium deposits tend to be near one another, and the uranium goes up the smokestack and into the air.”
5. “MSG.”
“It’s basically salt but less harmful.”
“While MSG definitely makes you crave more of it and that alone should make people eat it in moderation, there’s never been any evidence it specifically causes sickness at normal levels, yet this stereotype remains extremely persistent.”
4. “Trick or treating on Halloween.”
“Kids are not getting poisoned by candy from strangers.”
“I hate this so bad because Halloween is the best holiday. It’s a community experience, and it all happens with surprisingly little planning or organization. The kids and their parents go out and interact with their community in a very casual way…But then the poisoned candy thing comes in – stay home, don’t trust your neighbors, don’t be social, stay home and be afraid. I hate it, this represents a great deal of what is wrong with everything.”
3. “Australia.”
“Of my friends who have both remote camped in Australia and the US, every one says the US is way scarier. They had far more encounters with dangerous wildlife in the US than Australia by a long shot.”
“My family lived in Australia before I was born. This was the early seventies. When I asked about the venomous snakes, my parents said they didn’t really see any of them.”
2. “Bees.”
“Bees in general, really. They’re not going to attack you unprovoked.”
“I’ll throw in beekeeping! Super fulfilling!”
“I owned bees for a while and you could sit down almost directly in front of the hive and eat ice cream and only get bothered by wasps.”
1. “Traveling alone as a woman.”
“So many people looked at me in shock when I told them about my solo trips. Sure, it’s not without a risk, but nothing in life is and I’m not gonna miss seeing the world and living life just because I haven’t got someone to go with me. And so far I haven’t made a single negative experience.”
“I also like traveling solo. I’ve found i meet a lot more local people or other travelers, and have more in depth conversations and experiences than when I travel with a partner.”
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