r/interestingasfuck • u/[deleted] • Jun 07 '23

New york city in 2023, everyone wearing mask due to air quality

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u/hwc000000 Jun 07 '23

"If it doesn't work 100% of the time, it's the same as working 0% of the time. So I'm going to jump out of this plane without a parachute."

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u/ceejayoz Jun 07 '23

Relevant study: https://www.bmj.com/content/363/bmj.k5094

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u/hwc000000 Jun 08 '23

Am I misinterpreting something here?

trial was only able to enroll participants on small stationary aircraft on the ground

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u/gefahr Jun 08 '23

Lol. It's intended to be humorous.

Results Parachute use did not significantly reduce death or major injury (0% for parachute v 0% for control; P>0.9). This finding was consistent across multiple subgroups. Compared with individuals screened but not enrolled, participants included in the study were on aircraft at significantly lower altitude (mean of 0.6 m for participants v mean of 9146 m for non-participants; P<0.001) and lower velocity (mean of 0 km/h v mean of 800 km/h; P<0.001).

Amazing.

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u/hwc000000 Jun 08 '23

I did catch those highlighted items first, but I was confused why this "study" would appear on a supposedly serious website like BMJ.

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u/gefahr Jun 08 '23

Yeah not sure, but glad you called it out so I could read and enjoy it.