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Old 04-21-2021, 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by roscoguy View Post
Well, first off 1 in 13,000 definitely is a small percentage, but not irrelevant. Second, the quote from the CDC said, "It is important to note that reported vaccine breakthrough cases will represent an undercount." so that's not exactly a number you can bank on at the moment.
Then the NASA thing - I was going to pass on that post, but since you brought it up... That's a ludicrous number: it implies that 1 in 3000 people will be hit (or have been hit! ) by a meteorite during their lifetime??? That's really funny since, as of 2016, there's only ONE person confirmed to have been struck by a meteorite in history, according to National Geographic. (Warning: you may have to create an account to view the article.) The True Story of History'''s Only Known Meteorite Victim
And that's not crap either. Unlike the "0.008% x 0.008%" idea, which is not really founded in math, science or facts, just throwing around some numbers.
In all fairness, I didn't believe that 1 in 3000 number either (But since it was on the internet it must be true). But you really shouldn't hide under your bed for the 1 in13,000 that might spread COVID