2/ second, if house fires are so much more dangerous now, where you have 180 seconds to get out before you're overcome with fumes, where as you used to have a QUARTER OF AN HOUR, you'd expect to see an exploding number of deaths attributable to house fires
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3/ ...and yet the data shows the EXACT opposite of that 1977 at top: 7,395 fire deaths 2019 at bottom: 3,704 fire deaths https://www.statista.com/statistics/376703/us-civilian-fire-deaths/ …pic.twitter.com/SVl6fIfM8K
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4/ US population in 1977: 223 M US population in 2019: 329 M so deaths per million 1977: 33 2019: 11 death rate has fallen by 2/3 ...even as homes explode into flame 5x faster than before?
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6/ counter-counter rebuttal: the decrease in fires is partially caused by having fewer (and also less,
@BostonDelendEst !) flammable items in houses. A candle knocked into nylon drapes = 1 fire candle knocked into wool drapes = 0 firesShow this thread -
7/ whenever you see a report on "America's crumbling infrastructure" or "American houses are now made out of gasoline and explode in 3-5 milliseconds" or whatever, ask yourself: * who generated this report? * ...and what are their financial incentives?
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8/ ("America's crumbling infrastructure" style reports, btw, often originate with either construction firms or unions. Ponder that... )
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9/ > the crumbling infrastructure is real maybe true, but ... cites || GTFOhttps://twitter.com/TFB_Nathaniel_F/status/1440066735483224066 …
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11/ "If your mother says she loves you, check it out" - old newpaper adage "If your mother says she loves you, ponder what her incentives are before RT-ing it" - me
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12/ I remember wearing flame resistant pajamas in the 1970s https://twitter.com/GeoGDF01/status/1440067709195014153 …
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13/ > deaths per fire but I already addressed above how potential-fire-events might turn into NON fires based on materials ... so this is selection bias deaths-per-impalement-by-car-steering-column might be up since 1980 as well. ponder whyhttps://twitter.com/ded_ruckus/status/1440068089706467329 …
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