ironyisadeadscene wrote:
Sabres2Sabres wrote:
You're more likely to die in a car crash than you are in a plane crash.
false. their are more car accidents then plane crashes, true. but when a plane crashes, how often do you hear "there were no survivors."
I think you misinterpreted what I said. Obviously if the condition is that you're going to crash, more people will die in plane crashes than will die in car crashes. But if that condition doesn't exist, your chances of dying from a crash when you step on board a plane are far less than those when you hop in a car.
The statistics are out there, see for yourself. I could find some if you want me to - it's not that hard to find.
ironyisadeadscene wrote:
PuckSniperPensel wrote:
Sabres2Sabres wrote:
Flying is still way safer than driving.
It doesn't matter. The scary thing is the inevitability of death should something go wrong.
When you ride in a car, you have a much greater chance of being in an accident than you do in a plane. But when I step into my car, I also know that there's a great chance I won't get hurt in that accident.
When you step on a plane, it feels like you're playing Russian roulette. Sure, there's not a very good chance that your plane will fail, but if it does, you're pretty much screwed.
I hate it.
bullseye.
heres something to think about as well. the whole theory of flight is air aerodynamics. its fuckin freaky to me the whole idea is based on air going under the wing faster then the top. its fuckin weird.
i mean, when your car is moving, its wheels. moving. on the ground.
also, planes are VERY delicate. its like thin aluminum, and foil. thats all there is to prevent you from experiencing de-pressurization.
Well duh. Aerodynamics are what make planes fly. The whole idea, however, is NOT based on the idea of air going under the wings faster than it goes above them, as middle school science would have you believe. Bernoulli's principle is absolutely true - as the velocity of a fluid increases, it's pressure decreases - however that lift alone would not be enough to keep a plane flying. There's many other factors at hand, including using the wing to direct air downwards (thus propelling the aircraft upward, or keeping it at a steady altitude). It's entirely possible to have a zero camber wing (wing with no curve) that flies, however, it'd be quite inefficient.
I'd beg to differ when you say planes are very delicate. Yes, you definitely don't want anything to go wrong with them - it gets very ugly when something does. But they have high structural integrity. (When was the last time you heard of a plane becoming deformed during flight, losing part of its skin, etc?) It's quite unlikely to have a depressurization - but it's not the end of the world if you do - that's why there are oxygen masks. A depressurization does nothing to alter the ability of the plane to fly.
Yes, flying is much more complicated. Errors can be deadly. But great measures are taken to make sure that it is safe. (How many people do a pre-drive walkaround of their car, inspect the engine, etc?) It's still much safer than driving.
In a perfect world, where everybody was a safe driver and obeyed the rules of the road, and nobody was driving drunk or careless, driving may be safer than flying. But that isn't a reality, and flying is still many times safer than driving.
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