Rank these items

[Brundlefly]

Rank these items - at the top, start with the item least likely to happen and work your way down to what is most likely to happen.

Answer with odds of each item happening to you, will be posted in a few hours:

A. Death by LIghtning
B. Death in the bathtub
C. Death by Fireworks accident
D. Winning the Powerball jackpot
E. Death by Car Crash
F. Death from Dog Bite
G. Death by Plane Crash

[MikeH]

A. Death by Lightning
G. Death by Plane Crash
D. Winning the Powerball jackpot
C. Death by Fireworks accident
F. Death from Dog Bite
B. Death in the bathtub
E. Death by Car Crash

[Tattila the Hun]

Kinda grim list...

[alva]

E.
B.
D.
F.
C.
G.
A.

EDIT: * read in reverse order, didn't see that bit.

[KrazyHorse]

DCFAGBE

[Kontiki]

I'm pretty sure that statistically, dying in the bathtub is the most likely from that list, probably followed by a car crash. My guess is winning the Powerball lottery is least likely.

[alva]

Ah, is powerball something special? It's not just winning the lotery, is it?
Though in this case I wouldn't mind being "just".

[ColdWizard]

Re: Rank these items

D
A
G
C
B
F
E

[KrazyHorse]

My guesses as to the number of people they happen to, every year in NA:

D 20
C 30
F 35
A 90
G 200
B 10000
E 60000

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Kontiki
I'm pretty sure that statistically, dying in the bathtub is the most likely from that list, probably followed by a car crash. My guess is winning the Powerball lottery is least likely.

I know the numbers for car crashes in NA are around 60000 deaths a year. Do you really think that the number for bathtubs is higher than that?

[alva]

Maybe trailer-park car-bathtup crashes are included in that stat?

[duke o' york]

What about those limos with jacuzzis in the back?

[Kontiki]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse


I know the numbers for car crashes in NA are around 60000 deaths a year. Do you really think that the number for bathtubs is higher than that?

Hmmm...you're probably right. I thought I recalled seeing something about the bath tub thing before. Guess I was wrong. I'd still put it at number two though, just like you.

[Solver]

G. Death by Plane Crash - least likely. I don't fly.
C. Death by Fireworks accident - extremely unlikely, I'm nowhere near fireworks even when they are used.
A. Death by LIghtning - seems to be very rare statistically, and I'd usually take precautions
F. Death from Dog Bite - hopefully not.
B. Death in the bathtub - yes I do go to bath... but I will NOT fall asleep or drown there. And I'm not expecting a heart attack.
D. Winning the Powerball jackpot - not that I play lotteries often, so not very likely either.
E. Death by Car Crash - tons of car crashes here, and being in a car is not a rare situation for me.

Overall, though, I regard E as not very probable, G as impossible, and all the others as extremely improbable for me .

[Brundlefly]

Before this thread sinks any further I will post the answer:



DCFABGE

KrazyHorse came very close! He is the winner!