On Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at 10:58:42 AM UTC-4, Dan Marotta wrote:
That's faulty logic and that CFIG was making a joke.

On 8/14/2018 8:50 AM, Duster wrote:
That said, equally untrue is, as another famous CFIG once said, there's a 50/50 chance of dying each time you fly (i.e., either you live or you die).

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Dan, 5J

Not only that, but it was a 50/50 chance of a rope break on each flight, not death. He was making a sarcastic point about being ready for such an event.