Could you please stop posting unsubstantive comments and flamebait? You've unfortunately been doing it repeatedly. It's not what this site is for, and destroys what it is for.
Sure, I just feel bad when people post things and they get no comments and feel compelled to post something. I will stop. Could you give an example of the flamebait though? I am honestly confused about that.
I was reacting to your GP comment ("Dead! Wow that's very shocking") as flamebait - but looking at it more in context now, I think I misinterpreted you. Sorry about that!
The issue with your account is the unsubstantive comments, not flamebait. If you'd fix that, we'd be grateful. We're trying for quality over quantity here. (It's still fine to occasionally post something short that just expresses thank you or a nice sentiment.)
And current health issues. People will self select out of going if they are having serious illnesses, obviously, which leaves only freak accidents or accute illnesses, reducing the rate by a lot.
Maybe for the activity, but otherwise no. Twice as many people attend Disney World each day as go to burning man. Deaths are so rare (even from heart attack) there is a wikipedia of incidents.
I realize the parks are not open 24 hours, but given the age distribution I wouldn't expect a death without the unusual conditions and recreational drugs. Even sporting events, which are the same size and have lots of alcohol, rarely have deaths.
> Twice as many people attend Disney World each day as go to burning man. Deaths are so rare (even from heart attack) there is a wikipedia of incidents.
Burning Man or Disney World?
There's self-selection at both (and at sporting events), but also other factors: folks leave WDW or a football game after X hours and go home, or can easily leave WDW or a football game if they're feeling unwell. Not as true at Burning Man.
So, how many folks die on the same day they go to a football game? What is the rate of death of attendees of football games? Obviously, there will be factors other than "attended football game", but if we're going to compare deaths _at_ sporting events or _at_ a theme part, we should try our best to make it apples to apples.
Or rather, how many people die 1/ 7/ 30 days after attending Burning Man, compared to their age cohort?
On playa now. Rangers say the death was related to someone servicing a generator in the rain. There were reports of multiple people being electrocuted out here, but only the one death.
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The issue with your account is the unsubstantive comments, not flamebait. If you'd fix that, we'd be grateful. We're trying for quality over quantity here. (It's still fine to occasionally post something short that just expresses thank you or a nice sentiment.)
The death is not out of the ordinary, and if anything should be a separate headline.
2010: A man died in his tent from carbon monoxide poisoning due to a propane heater.
2011: A woman died from injuries sustained in a tent fire.
2012: A man was found dead in his tent; the cause was not publicly disclosed.
2014: A woman was struck and killed by a bus carrying festival participants.
2015: A man died from a fall at his campsite.
2017: A man ran into a fire and died from burn injuries.
2018: A man was found unresponsive in his vehicle and later pronounced dead; the cause was not publicly disclosed.
2019: A death was reported, but the cause was not publicly disclosed.
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I realize the parks are not open 24 hours, but given the age distribution I wouldn't expect a death without the unusual conditions and recreational drugs. Even sporting events, which are the same size and have lots of alcohol, rarely have deaths.
Burning Man or Disney World?
There's self-selection at both (and at sporting events), but also other factors: folks leave WDW or a football game after X hours and go home, or can easily leave WDW or a football game if they're feeling unwell. Not as true at Burning Man.
So, how many folks die on the same day they go to a football game? What is the rate of death of attendees of football games? Obviously, there will be factors other than "attended football game", but if we're going to compare deaths _at_ sporting events or _at_ a theme part, we should try our best to make it apples to apples.
Or rather, how many people die 1/ 7/ 30 days after attending Burning Man, compared to their age cohort?