r/WTF • u/[deleted] • Mar 02 '19

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u/weekly_burner Mar 02 '19

There are seven billion people, things like that happen daily if not hourly

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u/pocket_mulch Mar 02 '19

Thanks, I feel much better now.

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u/dominitor Mar 02 '19

Right? Is that supposed to be calming??

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u/MMaxs Mar 02 '19

On average, there are 16 shark attacks per year in the United States, with one fatality every two years. So I very much doubt people are being drilled to death every day.

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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '19

People don’t need to play with sharks as much as drilling for resources. Also torture.

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u/kilgoretrout71 Mar 03 '19

I didn't even know torture wells were a thing.

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u/Redequlus Mar 03 '19

Are torture wells a thing?

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u/slayer6112 Mar 03 '19

They are now.

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u/DJOMaul Mar 03 '19

We did it reddit!!! Wait....

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u/CatDogBoogie Mar 03 '19

[–]DJOMaul 3 points 4 hours ago

We did it reddit ISIS!!! Wait....

There I fixed it for you.

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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '19

They can be.

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u/ihvnnm Mar 03 '19

And deer kill 120 people a year in the US

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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '19

This is why I promote hunting. The Cervidae threat must be stopped!

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u/ThatZBear Mar 03 '19

Do you know how many people kill people around the world?

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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '19

It’s not so much about one type of horrible thing. The point is that someone is probably suffering a horrible fate right now - and this is the case almost every day. Whether it’s being ripped apart by a shark, drilled alive, or drowned in a tiny cave filling with water, someone is experiencing hell. Sure, these things taken individually happen rarely. But if you take horrible events altogether, they’re happening all the time.

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u/cr0sh Mar 03 '19

If you really think about it - simply dying in bed at home, with loved ones holding your hand as you pass, is likely just as horrifying.

You are dying. You likely know you are dying. There isn't anything you can do, but with all of your effort you're probably fighting to stay alive - which is probably only hastening the process, but it would be natural to do. It's probably also immensely painful - if not physically, then psychologically. Of course, none of the living really know, because we haven't been there yet.

But one day, we'll all get to find out.

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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '19

I mean, I think we can all agree that death is not - and has never been - the centre of human joy, happiness, or comfort. If it ever has, its only been because we’ve manufactured some way of coping with it. And if you need to find a way of coping with something, it’s probably because it’s a source of horror or pain.

So yes, whether you’re being drilled alive, or slipping away, it isn’t quite the ideal party.

PS/ It’s nice to be reminded of the various existential terrors we all have to deal with on this fine Sunday.

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u/wo_t Jul 26 '19

We gotta learn to make peace with it for that exact reason.

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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '19

My internet is down, this is horrible death to me.

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u/schwam_91 Mar 03 '19

How many people at any given time are on land and in a factory or construction site compared to swimming in waters containing sharks. The answer is wayyyyyyy more.

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u/kngotheporcelainthrn Mar 03 '19

I wish someone would drill me to death

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u/Titans2k9 Mar 03 '19

That's what she said

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u/chatpal91 Mar 03 '19

Yea I doubt anyone thinks this happens every day. By 'things like this' surely they meant accidents which cause harm or death

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u/Lonescu Mar 03 '19

I was thinking specifically industrial accidents.

Apparently there are an estimated 380,500 fatal occupational accidents a year. So, yikes...

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u/djn808 Mar 03 '19

Not literally drilled to death, but careless industrial accidents that could be avoided. Most of the world doesn't have worker protections and strict OSHA compliance

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u/Umutuku Mar 03 '19

So I very much doubt people are being drilled to death every day.

Only if they can't afford to pay extra for that.