Risk and an out of body experience

[Marcus B-T]

Cambridge Science Festival Strikes Again. Just come out of a talk on risk by the top risk mathmetician from Cambridge University. I am now convinced that there is group of 8-10 year olds in Cambridge that know more about risk than most arb consultants. It was fantastic!! Who said science or maths was boring. He put across some very complex ideas in very simple terms that were easy to understand. I also found out how many people are kiled by trees every year from the ONS data, answer usually two.

[David Humphries]

. I also found out how many people are kiled by trees every year from the ONS data, answer usually two.

 

Data I have from DARM at Middlesex Uni has 50 UK deaths attributed directly to Tree failure between Dec 99 and Oct 08.

 

Thats roughly 5 p/a average.

 

Interesting that both figures are quite different.

 

Any idea how far ONS data goes back Marcus?

 

 

 

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[Marcus B-T]

I believe it oes back to the 1880's and is available on line. Should point out that in the scheme of thing with such low numbers 2 or 5 is very little different in fact.

[David Humphries]

Try explaining that to the long chain of friends and family that extends around the extra three peoples early demise.

 

 

 

 

 

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[Jason James Gairn]

I'm still searching for the `out of body experience' reference which attracted me to this thread in the first place.

[Khriss]

.....Yea- Where is it ?

 

K

 

 

( This is a con -to get us to look at arboricultural content an practises-when what 'we wanted ' was wacky drivel....... )