481. Aboard of a plane, you are more likely to die of a heart attack or even choking on your food than falling out of the sky.
482. You are more likely to die slipping or drowning in the bathtub than from terrorism.
483. Traveling by plane is the safest way to travel. To be accurate, even walking is more dangerous in terms of fatal accidents.
484. You are more likely to die in the taxi cab on your way to the airport than on the flight itself.
485. Planes are inspected constantly after every single flight. Compare this to the amount of times you inspect your car (or rather your parents inspect our car)...
486. In 2013, three billion people flew on airplanes (which is half the world's population) but there were only 210 fatalities.
487. Even in the unlikely even to in a plane crash, you will almost certainly survive. Between 1993 and 2000, there were 568 plane crashes in the US involving 53,487 people. 51,207 of them survived.
488. Turbulence is not dangerous. It doesn't increase the chance of the plane falling from the sky at all.
489. You are more likely to die getting hit by lightning strikes on your way to get into your car to go to the airport than in a plane.
490. You have a greater chance of dying by falling out of your bed than dying during a flight.
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