12-21-2003, 10:52 AM
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| Top ten most dangerous sports
I was watching tv just now and there was a program about the top ten most dangerous jobs.
What do you think are the top ten(or as many you can think of) most dangerous sports?
My list goes:
1.Auto racing
2.Sky diving
3.BMX riding
4.Freestyle motocross
5.Luge
6.Bull riding(is that what its called?)
7.Surfing(SHARKS!)
8.Horse racing(would'nt be nice to get stomped on!)
9.Mountain biking
10.Fencing | 
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12-21-2003, 01:09 PM
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| Your list is greatly flawed. For starters, you have fencing but not football? I'm not even going to get into all the other problems! | |
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12-21-2003, 02:15 PM
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| Fencing is one of the least dangerous sports. It's far less dangerous than golf or baseball, for instance.
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12-21-2003, 03:33 PM
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| 10. Fencing with sharp swords and no protective gear
9. Boxing with Mike Tyson, off of his happy meds, with nothing covering your ears
8. Riding over Niagara Falls naked in a barrel of pirahnas
7. Breathing the air in Houston, Texas
6. Getting into a hockey fight with Zdeno Chara - and the rest of the Ottawa Senators
5. The 800m butterfly in a pool infested with sharks with friggin' laser beams on their heads
4. Sprinting through Weight Watchers meetings carrying a yummy triple chocolate cake
3. Seeing who can whiz for the longest on the 20000 volt electric fence
2. Juggling rabid wolverines
1. Taunting MyraTrue!  | |
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12-21-2003, 08:07 PM
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| Being sorta a jock myself this is easy.
1.Martial Arts (hand to hand)
2.Rugby
3.Football
4.Kendo
5.Boxing
6.Racket Ball
7.Soccer
8.Horseback Riding
9.Basketball
10.Golf
From personal experience I know. And sky diving is not a sport.
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12-21-2003, 09:54 PM
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| Also, I was watching some wintergames special on TV the other day, and it featured luge. The announcers said something about it being a spectacularly safe sport, despite how it may seem.
Im not really sure about that, but I suppose my apprehension is akin to that of people who are inclined not to believe you when you say fencing is actually safe.
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12-21-2003, 10:28 PM
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| I'd say soccer... and not just for the players either!!! I think I read somewhere you're more likely to die from a riot at a soccer game in south america than to die by lightning strike...
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12-21-2003, 10:53 PM
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| Quote: Originally posted by Thomas
Being sorta a jock myself this is easy.
1.Martial Arts (hand to hand)
2.Rugby
3.Football
4.Kendo
5.Boxing
6.Racket Ball
7.Soccer
8.Horseback Riding
9.Basketball
10.Golf
From personal experience I know. And sky diving is not a sport. | Hockey?
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12-21-2003, 11:20 PM
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| Australian Football, the only things not allowed are like punching and gouging out eyes. . .
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12-21-2003, 11:21 PM
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| What about bullfighting?  | |
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12-21-2003, 11:46 PM
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| Quote: Originally posted by Thomas
Being sorta a jock myself this is easy.
1.Martial Arts (hand to hand)
From personal experience I know. And sky diving is not a sport. | Martial arts is dangerous how? | |
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12-22-2003, 12:03 AM
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| Well let me see. Its 2 people hitting each other. Ive taken kung fu for a long time. And Ive seen alot of people go to the hospital after tournaments.
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12-22-2003, 02:16 AM
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| Re: Top ten most dangerous sports
Hi! Quote: Originally posted by Lee Yue Yang
I was watching tv just now and there was a program about the top ten most dangerous jobs.
What do you think are the top ten(or as many you can think of) most dangerous sports?
My list goes:
(list deleted)
| What metric shall be used?
1. Total number of deaths?
2. Total number of hospital-care demanding injuries?
3. Total number of injuries, weighted by their severity?
4,5,6. Incidences of 1,2,3?
7. Some other metric?
Please specify.
Have a nice time!
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12-22-2003, 02:54 AM
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| Quote:
10. Fencing with sharp swords and no protective gear
9. Boxing with Mike Tyson, off of his happy meds, with nothing covering your ears
8. Riding over Niagara Falls naked in a barrel of pirahnas
7. Breathing the air in Houston, Texas
6. Getting into a hockey fight with Zdeno Chara - and the rest of the Ottawa Senators
5. The 800m butterfly in a pool infested with sharks with friggin' laser beams on their heads
4. Sprinting through Weight Watchers meetings carrying a yummy triple chocolate cake
3. Seeing who can whiz for the longest on the 20000 volt electric fence
2. Juggling rabid wolverines
1. Taunting MyraTrue!
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*ROTFLOL* Thats my kind of list. Funny...
WAIT! ?????
When did that become a sport?  Is it open season on Myra? Oh dear...  | |
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12-22-2003, 05:55 AM
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| lawn bowls is the most dangerous sport. probably followed by golf as far as mortality rates go. | |
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12-22-2003, 06:59 AM
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| Does drinking count as a sport? And what do you define as "dangers"? There are LOTS of inherent... er... dificulties and after effects due to alcohol. Or do we call it "beer goggles"?
You know, my university used to post this statistic about drinking being really dangerous and how there were several student alcohol related deaths a year. They made it out like these kids had pretty much died of alcohol poisoning.
Well, truth comes out: BOTH students that year had been drinking, got sick, passed out, cracked their heads on the toilet bowl, and managed to drown. I feel terrible for the parents, but it brings to mind the "a man arives at the gates of heaven and St Peter asks, "so, how'd you die?" jokes...
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12-22-2003, 07:16 AM
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| Quote: Originally posted by prototoast
Your list is greatly flawed. For starters, you have fencing but not football? I'm not even going to get into all the other problems! | I know its flawed.That's why I'm asking for your opinion!Anyway,do you mean American football or soccer when you say "football"?I read somewhere that if you were to go to Europe and say "football",people will think of soccer.If you were to go to America and say "football",they will think of the NFL! | |
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12-22-2003, 07:27 AM
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| Re: Re: Top ten most dangerous sports
Quote: Originally posted by PeterGustafsson
Hi!
What metric shall be used?
1. Total number of deaths?
2. Total number of hospital-care demanding injuries?
3. Total number of injuries, weighted by their severity?
4,5,6. Incidences of 1,2,3?
7. Some other metric?
Please specify.
Have a nice time!
Peter Gustafsson |
Hmm..How about number of injuries,weighted by their severity and would you try the sport? | |
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12-22-2003, 07:38 AM
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It's far less dangerous than golf
| How is golf dangerous?
As for drinking,what's so great about slugging down mugs of stuff that can and will harm you?What's more,beer does'nt even taste good(i tried it once)!
Yeah I know I'll probably get some pretty nasty replies but ask I must... | |
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12-22-2003, 08:22 AM
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Hmm..How about number of injuries,weighted by their severity and would you try the sport?
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You have got to do it as a percentage of participants if you want the results to mean anything. IIRC golf it's self isn't dangerous but there tend to be lots of heart atacks etc on golf courses. | |
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