"Rare Event": the Definition

ToBeGolden
ToBeGolden Member Posts: 695
in Head and Neck Cancer #1

I have often posted that I thought a "rare event" would be being hit by falling space junk. Then today, 1000 Russians are injured by falling space debris. Not so rare, I guess.

So I guess that "rare" is an event that happens to someone else. If it happens to you, it is not rare. How about that for a good definition?

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  • katenorwood
    katenorwood Member Posts: 1,912
    #2
    perspective is everything !

    Hello !

    That was something hunh ?  Wow !  You are so dead on with what RARE entails.  We sometimes forget life is more than our battle with cancer.  Now I'll be looking to the skies with more wonder and amazement.  Does anyone remember Chicken Little ?  Prayers sent out to anyone effected by this.  Katie

  • CivilMatt
    CivilMatt Member Posts: 4,724 Member
    #3
    not as rare today as yesterday

    Rick,

     

    I thought it (all) was supposed to miss?  I wonder what the scientists really knew.  Maybe not rare to some more of a wager where it would hit.  I think I would prefer the “heads up” notice if there is a choice.  Then it would be a gamble.

     

    Pretty good pictures, videos and sound of the event and yes, prayers for the unfortunate.

     

    Matt

  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 Member Posts: 8,305 Member
    #4
    CivilMatt said:

    not as rare today as yesterday

    Rick,

     

    I thought it (all) was supposed to miss?  I wonder what the scientists really knew.  Maybe not rare to some more of a wager where it would hit.  I think I would prefer the “heads up” notice if there is a choice.  Then it would be a gamble.

     

    Pretty good pictures, videos and sound of the event and yes, prayers for the unfortunate.

     

    Matt

    Unrealated

    Supposedly the asteroid that passed and the meteorite that fell were conincidental to each other..., though it does make you wonder. Also as for rare event..., it only has a frequency (where general population is hurt), of around every 2, 000 years...

    I know Matt like stats, LOL...

    JG

  • phrannie51
    phrannie51 Member Posts: 4,716
    #5
    I sure was duly impressed

    with the power of Mother Nature (for the 3 millionth time)....Even at the risk of being hurt, I would have loved to have seen it....scary for sure, but a once in a lifetime shot at seeing something like this.  When Mt. Saint Helen's blew her top, everybody was heading home, and some were scared....I went to the sand dunes so I could see it come in.  So I'm weird like this I guess. Laughing

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