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Dangers
Indexed by the number of Google results for
"Died in a _____ Accident"
[[A chart is show, on the left hand side is a column "Type of Accident," and on the right hand side is the column "Google Results," each with a bar representing a number]]
Type of Accident: "Skydiving" Google Results: 710
Type of Accident: "Elevator" Google Results: 575
Type of Accident: "Surfing" Google Results: 496
Type of Accident: "Skateboarding" Google Results: 473
Type of Accident: "Camping" Google Results: 166
Type of Accident: "Gardening" Google Results: 100
Type of Accident: "Ice Skating" Google Results: 94
Type of Accident: "Knitting" Google Results: 7
Type of Accident: "Blogging" Google Results: 2
{{alt text: Zero results: 'snake charming' and 'haberdashery'. (Things like 'car' and 'boating' and such are of course the highest, by a huge margin.)}}
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