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Though fear still lingers over toxic treats and boobytrapped apples, researchers separate fact from myth. As pediatrician Aaron Carroll notes today in The New York Times, researchers haven't been able to substantiate a single case when a child was seriously injured—let alone killed—by Halloween treats made hazardous by strangers.
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A JAMA Pediatrics study from January of this year found that 4-to-8-year-olds have a tenfold increased risk of getting hit by a car on Halloween than on any other night of the year.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/10/forget-poisoned-candy-and-razor-blades-heres-the-real-halloween-horror/
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2711459[$]
Verdict: Boogey Man not likely to exist.
Actual Problem: Getting run over by a car when crossing the street.
Stay safe out there.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 30 2019, @12:57PM (6 children)
If I'm driving near dusk or dawn, I'm always super alert for our local suburban deer--that seems to be when they are most likely to move around and cross roads. On Halloween I just add in kids in costumes, they seem to be about as predictable as the deer (not predictable at all).
Q. Are autonomous cars trained on Halloween costumes before Halloween?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 30 2019, @01:04PM (3 children)
God vs. Man. Day vs. Night. Son of Krypton vs. Bat of Gotham!
The autonomous car should be trained to hit all manner of ghosts and goblins detected.
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Wednesday October 30 2019, @11:15PM (2 children)
One persistent SOB in weirdly fragile armor seems to have been enough to handle all the Ghosts'n'Goblins out there. Even that annoying red one with the plasma breath, with the right weapon.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 01 2019, @05:22AM (1 child)
Which weapon? Dagger with normal armour?
Using fire is damn hard
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Friday November 01 2019, @02:41PM
Would you believe, his girlfriend's favorite bracelet?
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Wednesday October 30 2019, @01:36PM
Kids should wear deer costumes.
Every performance optimization is a grate wait lifted from my shoulders.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by AndyTheAbsurd on Wednesday October 30 2019, @02:04PM
Yes, deer are crepuscular [wikipedia.org]. They don't like either full daylight or the full darkness of night. Most animals that are considered good pets are also crepuscular - active before people go to work in the morning, and after they get home in the evening, but able to rest during periods when people are away or are sleeping.
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