Despite many common misconceptions, most things considered extremely dangerous are actually relatively safe.
A user asked the forum, “What’s actually pretty safe, but everyone treats it like it’s way more dangerous than it is?”. Here are the top responses.
RADIATION
“Radiation. People will panic about wifi, microwaves, etc, and then will go out in the sun without sunscreen.”
SWIMMING
“Swimming after eating.
Because of this myth, my dad used to make me wait 30 mins after eating dinner before I could take a shower. What could happen in a shower???”
TRAVELLING BY PLANE
“Traveling…by plane. Obviously, everyone doesn’t think so, but trust me when I say there are so many individuals who don’t want to fly! More than we know, it’s shocking.”
TOADS
“Toads. They don’t give you warts.”
CRACKS
“Stepping on a crack.”
MICROWAVES
“Microwaves have non-ionizing radiation.
Domestic microwaves are surprisingly safe. The main risks are from the heated foods. I went digging previously, and I found one proper report of injury from microwaves themselves; it was a microwave repairman who got burned to his hand.
Larger scale devices have different risks.”
SHARKS
“Hammerhead sharks. They were blamed for a lot of shark attacks. But the reality is they are not built for chomping people. They are aggressively territorial, though, and that can freak people out.
Sharks, in general, are not that dangerous. If they ate people intentionally, the ocean would be very dangerous. Attacks happen because we disguise ourselves as their food when we swim on the surface above them (tiger sharks or whites) or when we wiggle our toes in the water they are hunting in (bull sharks).
Bites are fatal because we bleed out in the water so easily. If we anthropomorphized them, most of the time, sharks would apologize for the inconvenience they caused and assist us in shoring (except bull sharks- they are jerks). The other exception is cookie-cutter sharks; they are absolutely terrifying.”
PUMPING GAS
“In Oregon and New Jersey: pumping gas.”
NUCLEAR POWER
“Nuclear power.
I had a college course that discussed different forms of energy, and I’ll never forget how the professor phrased it. With nuclear, there’s an incredibly small chance of a big problem occurring.
With coal, there is a certainty of a slow and steady problem happening every day. Logically, the former is preferable, but people are generally more comfortable with the latter for some reason.”
BUILDING IMPLOSION
“Building Implosion. Sure, there have been some implosions that have gone terribly wrong. However, implosion is usually the safest and most efficient method of demolishing a large building.”
KIDS PLAYING OUTSIDE
“Kids playing outside or riding their bikes or in general not being hovered over by their parents. The parents think it’s so dangerous outside, so they stick them in front of a screen, online, where all the predators are actually hanging out.”
ANESTHESIA
“Anesthesia. It’s very, very safe (as long as it’s administered and monitored by someone qualified).”
APPLYING LOTION
“Put lotion on yourself in a well.
It’s a really good way to prevent yourself from getting the hose again.”
RAW CHICKEN
“Handling raw chicken. Don’t get me wrong, proper food preparation is important for health and safety, but just being in the vicinity of raw chicken isn’t going to instantly kill you. Some people act like if the chicken touches anything, you have to fumigate your house and wash your hands for 20 minutes.”
GMO FOODS
“GMO foods… I can’t stand all the products in the stores yelling at me that they’re non-GMO. I’d prefer they use GMOs and be cheaper, thanks to that.
GMOs haven’t been proven to be unsafe yet, but people are scared that their offspring will get three arms because genetically modified sounds scary.”
SPIDERS
“Spiders
90%of spiders are not dangerous, and they also eat annoying bugs such as flies and mosquitoes.
SOME spiders are dangerous, but unless you live in Brazil or Australia, your chances of finding dangerous spiders are so minuscule it’s silly to worry about them.
Personally, I think all spiders are adorable.”
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