" It never lay off to amaze me how the media always portrays it as some agonizing demise trap . "
Recently,u/Thrwwyforrandostuffasked the good people of Ask Reddit “what’s actually pretty safe but everyone treats it like it’s way more dangerous than it is?” Here are some of the best answers…
1.“Going trick or treating.”
– u / dilly - dally0
" Yeah , I realize a twosome of days ago that the only time I pick up about poisoned Halloween confect is when a bunch of YouTube video recording debunk it pop up . "
– uranium / The_Pastmaster
" Plus , no one is sneaking edibles to kid . That shit is expensive . "
– uranium / UnihornWhale
2.“Radiation. People will panic about Wi-Fi, microwaves, etc., and then will go out in the sun without sunscreen.”
– u / Mrofcourse
" Oh gentleman’s gentleman , this one is classic . People wanting to get tan , but wo n’t microwave their food . "
– u / OutOfCharacterAnswer
3.“MSG. It’s full of flavour.”
– u / Erlkaizer
" ' nominate Shit Good ' "
– u / ahshitidontwannadoit
" Anthony Bourdainwould sneak it into soups during culinary school and get praise by his teacher . "
– uranium / bmmana
4.“Travelling by plane. Obviously not everyone thinks so, but trust me when I say there are so many individuals that don’t want to fly! It’s shocking.”
– u / MilkyRae24
" I think it ’s the lack of control people feel . Like , if a aeroplane is plump down , there is literally nothing they can do to write themselves . They suppose they have more options in a car , passenger vehicle , or train . "
– uranium / DozenPaws
5.“Swimming after eating.”
– u / Kalo301
" I never understand this one . I think you are more likely to get a muscle cramp if you exercise right after eating , but you are n’t go bad to go ' ow , a cramp ! Well , I guess this is how I die out . ' "
– u / nurvingiel
6.“Hammerheadsharks. They were blamed for a lot of shark attacks, but the reality is they are not built for chomping people.”
" They are sharply territorial though , and that can freak people out . shark in oecumenical are not that unsafe . If they corrode people designedly the ocean would be very dangerous . "
– uracil / Longboardsandbikes
" Sharks just want to know WTF we are half the prison term ! They do that with their mouth , and it ’s also punishing for them to spue stuff out thanks to the angle of their tooth . "
– u / Disig
7.“Spiders. They’re more afraid of us than we are of them.”
– u / CustardVirtuals
" I once study that we ’re heavily - wire to be afraid of wanderer because it ’s almost impossible to predict their movements at any present moment due to the fact that they have eight legs localise somewhat symmetrically around their bodies .
When we see one brook still , it could literally go any counselling ( and even jump in some cases ) . "
– u / Tmoore188
8.“Chicago. It is genuinely one of the safest cities I have lived in thus far. It’s also one of the greenest and cleanest!”
" Unfortunately , it never cease to stick me how the media always portrays it as some agonising death ambuscade . "
– uracil / emax7
9.“Nuclear power.”
– atomic number 92 / RegularEmbarrassed36
" I had a college trend that discussed dissimilar form of energy , and I ’ll never forget how the professor say : ' With nuclear , there ’s an incredibly small chance of a boastful problem occurring . With ember , there is a certainty of a slow and steady job happening every day . Logically , the former is preferable , but multitude are generally more comfortable with the latter for some grounds . ' "
– u / nickl220
10.“Handling raw chicken.”
" Do n’t get me wrong , proper nutrient prep is important for health and safety , but just being in the neighborhood of raw chicken is n’t go to directly pour down you ! Some citizenry behave like if the chicken touches anything you have to fumigate your house and wash your hired hand for 20 minutes . "
– uranium / commonersafe
" I defy to falsify any on - the - bone chicken for my female parent - in - law because it ’s never fully cooked in her mind until it ’s like leather . "
– u / QuicheSmash
11.“GMO foods. I can’t stand all products in the stores yelling at me that they’re non-GMO. I’d prefer they use GMO and be cheaper thanks to that.”
– u / czokopaka
" I was looking for this one ! GMOs are actuallyimprovingthe reality , but pseudoscience peddlers are ruining such a great scientific advancement . "
– u / MyDaroga
12.“Rock climbing. Climbing ropes are really strong, you need to physically cut the rope for it to break.”
– u / pplazzz"I think the most common reasons for death in rock music climbing are human mistake , extreme conditions , and extreme exhaustion . "
– u / rndmcmder
13.“Vaccines. Conspiracy theories people spread or read to not use a vaccine of any kind is mind blowing.”
– uranium / former - Jicama5012
" Those same people who ' do n’t want some chemical ' in their physical structure will inhale a vape and chew cigarette without discover the irony . "
– uranium / StarrGazzer14
14.“Kids playing outside, or riding their bikes, or in general not being hovered over by their parents.”
" Some parents think it ’s so dangerous outside so they cohere them in front of a screen , online , where all the piranha are really hang out . "
– u / RecordLonely
" If it really was that grievous most citizenry hoi polloi older than 20 should ’ve been stagnant many years ago . "
– atomic number 92 / eodgodlol
15.“Australia.”
" With a few exceptions , unless you ’re shlep through the bush barefoot , you ’re not likely to run into anything wanting to burn you . Most metropolis folk do n’t even see Hydra or spider particularly often . "
– u / illogicallyalex
" I ’ve been living in remote Australia for the last nine month , and I am enormously disappointed that I have n’t seen a exclusive snake in the grass , spider , or drop bear . "
– u / WelshGuard
16.“Rollercoasters.”
" Even the most belligerent shiver ride are design to deliver those force play safely . They ’re typically inspect every day before the car park opens , and are build with multiple safety system and computer monitoring . The reason entertainment car park fortuity make the news is because they happen so infrequently . "
– u / The_Flying_Lunchbox
17.“Using your phone while filling your car with fuel.”
" Itusedto be dangerous ( at least , a piddling bit ) , back in the early days of car sound , because you had to entrust the railcar switch on to apply the phone .
forward-looking telephone are not going to cause an blowup . Just do n’t get distrait while filling up . "
– u / RevKyriel
H/T tou/Thrwwyforrandostuffand Ask Reddit for having this discussion!
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