Re: Chicken *** NASA (was Re: Hubble good as dead)

On Fri, 29 Apr 2005 07:40:28 GMT, fairwater@xxxxxxxxx (Derek Lyons) wrote:

>Get out from your dark cave and go read automobile ads from the last
>decade or so. Note that each and every manufacturer is competing on
>the safety and crash test ratings of their products. Read the ever
>increasing disclaimers on products and goods of every stripe. Note
>the increasing emphasis on diet and health to prevent 'premature'
>death. Note the safety equipment that virtually every child employs
>to ride a bike, or skateboard.[1] Note the changes in building codes.
>(Specifically GFE power plugs and earthquake resistance - in areas
>that might have an earthquake every 10k years!) Note the recent rise
>of 'antibacterial' products of every stripe. Note the emphasis on
>filtered and bottled water...
>
>[1] This is now so deeply ingrained that a neighbor kid (about 17) who
>rebels at virtually everything else wears his helmet and pads while
>skateboarding!

But he still goes skateboarding. You see trying to minimize needless
risk as a failing of society or something? We shouldn't care if our cars
are safe, our diet is killing us or that the outlet by the bathroom sink
(GFI, BTW) isn't going to electrocute us?

Dale
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