comformity.
 

 

That's one helluva chemical mixing error!
 

I always find it odd when people say "x number of people killed or injured."  That could mean that 166 people exploded into thousands of pieces and 1 was reduced to a vegetative state, or that 166 people broke their toes and 1 died of a heart attack upon hearing the noise.

The differentiation between death and injury seems like one worth making.  For the most part you can assume that a lot more people were injured than died, so maybe people who say "x number of people killed or injured" are just trying to make things sound more dramatic.  The same goes for war of course where they use the word "casualties."  Not that injuries are insignificant, I'm aware that many war injuries are horribly crippling, it's just that to me death seems way more significant.
 

I agree with the observation concerning the odd phrasing that is used to describe statisitics.  i am alwaysing awareing of the potential for statistical skewing and subsequent use of such skews to be used for evil/bad/harm/deception/personal gain.  i love you all! thanks being thinkers all of you!