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The chart starts with several activities where the prospect of death is, while uncommon, still fairly understandable — skydiving involves falling thousands of feet, surfing involves fighting the roiling ocean, and injuries in skateboarding are common. Further down the chart the activities become safer until finally hitting the punchline: knitting and blogging involve sitting safely in a chair for several hours, leaving the reader to puzzle out just what a "blogging accident" could possibly be. | The chart starts with several activities where the prospect of death is, while uncommon, still fairly understandable — skydiving involves falling thousands of feet, surfing involves fighting the roiling ocean, and injuries in skateboarding are common. Further down the chart the activities become safer until finally hitting the punchline: knitting and blogging involve sitting safely in a chair for several hours, leaving the reader to puzzle out just what a "blogging accident" could possibly be. | ||
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+ | "Gardening accident" is a reference to the mockumentary ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Is_Spinal_Tap This Is Spinal Tap,]'' in which one of the band's many ill-fated drummers died in this fashion. | ||
"Died in a blogging accident" was very rare in Google {{w|Observer effect|until this comic appeared}}. It could be found on over 10,000 webpages approximately 12 hours after the comic was posted. Similarly, both snake charming and haberdashery accidents also return hundreds of Google results. | "Died in a blogging accident" was very rare in Google {{w|Observer effect|until this comic appeared}}. It could be found on over 10,000 webpages approximately 12 hours after the comic was posted. Similarly, both snake charming and haberdashery accidents also return hundreds of Google results. |