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		otoburb on Aug 7, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Speed matters: Why working quickly is more importa... Here are some stats measured in micromorts[1]: Skydiving (US): 9 out of a million chance of death per jump Skydiving (UK): 8 out of a million chance of death per jump ... where 1 micromort = 1 in a million probability of dying [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micromort#Leisure_and_sport

matwood on Aug 7, 2015 [–]

Yeah, sky diving is relatively safe. It's BASE jumping and wing suiting where most deaths occur, but they are often all lumped together.

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