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* One could argue that [[Real Life]] ''itself'' is ''loaded'' with this: wild animals, natural disasters, disasters from space, wars...And let's not get into the [[The Same but More|megadisasters]] on Earth: supervolcanoes, supertornadoes, megatsunamis, [[wikipedia:Hypercane|hypercanes]], ''giant asteroids''...[[The Long List|the list just goes on and on and on...]]
* Column writer Robert Brockway has written a book titled "[http://www.amazon.com/Everything-Going-Kill-Everybody-Terrifyingly/dp/0307464342/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1249601995&sr=8-1 Everything Is Going to Kill Everybody: The Terrifyingly Real Ways the World Wants You Dead]"
* How about the ocean? Obviously if you can't swim and don't have a lifejacket you're in trouble. But even if you manage to find some kind of floatation device much of the ocean is cold enough to get you via hypothermia as cold water conducts heat away from the body [http://www.ussartf.org/cold_water_survival.htm 32-times faster than cold air] - many of the victims of shipping disasters who escape the sinking ship die from the cold. Even heing adrift in warm waters in the relative security of a raft is no guarantee of safety as you are at serious risk of dying from thirst. Drinking large quantities of seawater is potentially lethal thanks to the [http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2131/what-would-happen-to-you-if-you-drank-seawater high salinity] that will lead to dehydration and kidney failure. Then there are the things that live in the oceans; large predatory animals [[Everything
** Octopuses are rarely dangerous, in spite of their infamous reputation for malevolence. First, while almost all octopuses venomous, very few will bite humans, with those few that will will do so only when provoked (i.e., being pulled out of their lair and or picked up). Second, the giant octopuses, the only ones capable of harming a human with sheer size, usually hide in caves deeper than human beings tend to dive, and are very shy. Third, in the very rare situation that an octopus ''is'' harming you, you can usually get it to let go by pinching the incredibly sensitive membrane between the arms. Fourthly, only one species, the Blue-Ringed, is the only octopus ever been documented as being able to kill humans.
** The [[wikipedia:Humboldt Squid|Humboldt Squid]], off the coast of South America. Know what it's Spanish name is? Diablo Rojo. This is a species of squid that actively attacks you and would be QUITE happy to kill you. And it can. One of them can do quite a bit of damage, even assuming it doesn't kill you and you have a buddy around to help you. You have to wear a suit of armour if you intend to go into waters anywhere people think there might POSSIBLY be one of these [[Demonic Spiders|evil, evil fuckers]].
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