Thursday, June 30, 2016

"10 things more likely to kill you than a shark"

A brilliant counterpart to the "Good God, you're going to be killed by a shark!" stories that proliferate in the media because most of the staff are on vacation and newspapers need filler.

10 things more likely to kill you than a shark

I knew of box jellyfish, of course, as they're a common vexation in southern Pacific waters, and coconuts from my time in the tropics, but vending machines?  Champagne corks?