Five people were able to escape a hot, acidic pond in Yellowstone National Park after the sport utility vehicle they were riding in went off the road and into an inactive geyser.

Five people were able to escape a hot, acidic pond in Yellowstone National Park after the sport utility vehicle they were riding in went off the road and into an inactive geyser, park officials said Friday.

The passengers were able to get out of the 105 degree Fahrenheit (41 degrees Celsius) water on their own after the crash Thursday morning and were taken to the hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, park spokesperson Morgan Warthin said in a statement.

  • @Malfeasant
    2•1 month ago

    All of those things are possible, but statistically, being distracted is far more likely than any of them… More likely than most of them combined, even.

    • @foggy
      3•1 month ago

      Source?

      I cannot find anything that even remotely agrees with that stance.

      this study is from 2007 - 2018. Doesn’t even rank.

      Forbes is saying about 8% of deaths, but not much else.

      8% isn’t a lot, it certainly isn’t more than any others combined…