In article >,
Jim Elbrecht > wrote:

> Dan Abel > wrote:
> -snip-
> >
> >The truth is, there are millions of people with peanut allergies. Only
> >ten of them die per year.
> >
> >Therefore, there are a lot of people with minor peanut allergies. I
> >didn't know that.
>
> Bad assumption. Holding ones head under water for 20 minutes is
> nearly always fatal for the entire population. That we aren't all
> dead from it does not mean it isn't deadly for us.
>
> There *might* be tons of folks with minor peanut allergies-- I'm just
> saying you can't draw that conclusion from the number of deaths.

Well, I actually drew it not only from the death numbers, but also from
the cite that Om provided, and that I left in my post:

<http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=15618>

And holding one's head under water for 20 minutes is not fatal under
certain circumstances. I believe Om has personal experience here. It's
called SCUBA.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA