rk wrote:

I read these numbers in USA Today, found them kind of surprising:

The public accepts some risk that astronauts will die. Only
17% considered any shuttle accidents "unacceptable." Slightly
fewer than half, 43%, said they would accept one accident
every 100 flights; 32% said they would accept an accident
every 50 missions or fewer. Two shuttles have crashed in
113 flights.

This is much less risk adverse than I thought.

Problem is, they are risk averse in theory, but not so when confronted
with reality. (Same way folks are for cutting taxes, but not
services.)

D.
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