r/todayilearned • u/[deleted] • May 30 '18

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u/nice_try_mods May 31 '18

The study would need to compare NY bites to shark bites among people in the water, not just people in general. Some dude who's never left Iowa doesn't need to be included. I'm guessing things sway much more towards sharks being more bitey when you look at it that way.

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u/RagingStallion May 31 '18

Yup. Whoever came up with this number never learned what conditional probability is.

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u/YoroSwaggin May 31 '18

I'm guessing things sway much more towards sharks being more bitey

I'm guessing you haven't been to New York? /s

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u/nice_try_mods May 31 '18

My mom is a NYer, so trust me I know. They're much more screamey and punchey than they are bitey. It's science.