Cooking is Harmful
About 5,000 people die every year in this country as the result of fire, and another
25,500 are injured.
Fire is the third leading cause of accidental death in the home; at least 80 percent of
all fire deaths occur in residences. Therefore, we
need to abolish all fireplaces, all lighters, all matches, all BBQs, and everything else
that requires fire.
Cooking is the leading cause of home fires in the U.S. It is also the leading cause of
fire injuries. Sorry, guys. No more home cooked
meals! You can eat it raw & cold or eat every meal out ... or you can starve.
Might as well turn that kitchen into another bedroom.
1998 Deaths from Violence/Accidental/Injury
Total Injury-related deaths: 146,400
Motor vehicle traffic: 42,473 Looks like
motor vehicles have to go also!
And hey ... if its the motor vehicle that's at fault, then why do we put those poor
drivers who kill others in jail? That's not logical!
Firearm-related: 32,436 (1998) 31,636, (1997) Same logic here. If it's the fault of the firearms, then it's wrong
of us to imprision those poor fools who just happen to be at the butt end of the firearm!
Poisoning: 17,692 Whoops, gotta outlaw rat
poison. And bleach. And most definitely that sweet-tasting Anti-freeze!!!
Falls: 12,555 So long, multiple storey buildings
and step ladders. Y'all are guilty for causing all these deaths!
Work-related Deaths - A total of 5,666 Now I can
REALLY live with this one ... no more work. Working causes deaths!
Leading Causes of Death in 1997
Heart disease and cancer--over 54 percent of all deaths in 1997,
Suicide 8th
Nephritis, or kidney disease 9th
Alzheimer's Disease 11th
Homicide 13th
HIV/AIDS 14th
Source Pages:
http://www.usfa.fema.gov/safety/facts.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/nchswww/releases/99facts/99sheets/97mortal.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/nchswww/fastats/fastats.htm