A recent elementary school policy enforces silence in the cafeteria due to the risk of choking. John Ford takes a look at this ridiculous policy:
Let’s see…
* 66 deaths per year due to choking on food products.
* Over 60 million children in that age group in the United States (2000 Census data).
* Roughly three meals per day per child.
* 365 days that year.This comes to about one death per billion meals.
Eating is arguably one of the safer behaviors we engage in. Even children 14 and under appear remarkably adept at it.
