The balance of benefit versus harm of an activity, device, technology or substance.
Questions tagged [safety]
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Are Teslas with autopilot system safer than vehicles without it?
An AP article describes some recent crashes that may have been linked to the Tesla autopilot system. The article states that there have been three fatal crashes since 2016 potentially linked to the autopilot and implies it may be dangerous.
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Are schools with armed guards or police safer?
The Huffington Post recently ran a story featuring Wayne LaPierre, the head of the NRA saying that,
"Putting police and armed security guards in our schools to protect our children ... it's the one thing that would keep people safe"
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Does using a neck brace reduce damage taken in a car crash?
In the movie Focus, you can find this scene, where a man puts on a neck brace, before crashing into another car, and this same guy seems to be the only one unscathed. I know movies tend to portray crazy stuff but, would doing that in real life make…
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Does speeding increase the risk of accident?
The article, studies show higher speed limits do not increase accidents
, claims that increased speeding does not increase your chance of falling into an accident.
However, another article Speed and accident risk
articulate the exact opposite:
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Are eggs safe to consume once they reach 70 degrees celsius
In the Homemade Eggnog {Non Alcoholic} eggnog recipe featured on the website Annie's Noms as part of the recipe the author makes the claim that at 70 celsius the eggs are safe to eat. As below
Keep stirring and cooking gently until the candy…
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Is it safe to eat rotten meat?
We can read here:
Meat can be eaten when it has gone off (i.e. green), but must be cooked absolutely thoroughly and never reheated. This is an old trick for living on recently dead animals (South African Defense Force and Rhodesian Army).
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Has there ever been a burglary or assault from someone keeping an old key and using it on new owners?
It's "common knowledge" that you should change keys on move-in. Usually this is suggested to avoid burglary (or for Googlers and more casual conversation, "robbery"). But has anyone actually used an old key to break in somewhere? You'd think with…
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Has any Peer-Reviewed Double Blind Study been made on any vaccine regarding efficacy?
I can not even find one Peer-Reviewed Double Blind Study of any vaccine.
Can you point out some studies for me, if they are available?
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