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scott wrote:
>>> She would have noticed if
>>> there had been proper barriers.
>>
>> There's a good chance she would've noticed if she'd been watching where
>> she was going, too.
>
> But do you really expect everyone to watch where they are going 100% of
> the time? Have you never put up an umbrella, looked for something in a
> bag or glanced at something sideways whilst walking? I am pretty sure
> that if we looked back at all the walking you had done in your life, we
> could choose to put an open manhole somewhere and get you to fall in :-)
>
> Even if everyone on the planet watches where they are going 99% of the
> time, that still leaves a huge amount of distance where people aren't
> looking, and then accidents with other objects will happen just by chance.
>
a side topic
I once walked along a river in Metz France where if you didn't pay very
careful attention to where you were walking you would have some dog pile
stuck to your foot.
It was a real challenge to keep from stepping in it - there were piles
everywhere!
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