So a 1 in a 100 chance of falling and a roughly 1 in a 1,000 chance of brain damage conditional on that (I’d be really surprised if it was higher than that; biased reporting and what not) is about a 1 in 100,000 chance of severe brain damage. I have put myself in such situations roughly… 10 times in my life. I think car accidents when constantly driving between SFO and Silicon Valley are a more likely cause of death, but I don’t have the statistics on hand.
So a 1 in a 100 chance of falling and a roughly 1 in a 1,000 chance of brain damage conditional on that (I’d be really surprised if it was higher than that; biased reporting and what not) is about a 1 in 100,000 chance of severe brain damage. I have put myself in such situations roughly… 10 times in my life. I think car accidents when constantly driving between SFO and Silicon Valley are a more likely cause of death, but I don’t have the statistics on hand.
Good point about car risks. Sadly, I was considerably less cautious when I was younger—when I had more to lose. I imagine this is often the case.