I agree with those last statements...if you doubt peoples fear, just go camping with a bunch of girl scouts. I went with my daughter one time...wife was busy and I swear it takes an act of congress for them to learn how to use a match. The leaders all start the fires and then scream and yell for the kids to stay away from the fire...don't go near the fire...watch out for the fire...HEY! there's a fire in the fire ring be careful...good grief. I can appreciate the need for safety, I really do understand that...but the fear of injury would have prevented some of the most important advancements in human history.

The Wright brothers obviously weren't to concerned with their safety and neither was the fellow that started trying mushrooms to figure out those that were poisonous. Oh yeah...then there's the person who looked at the rotting,clumpy milk and thought it might go good with peaches and salad.

That's the problem today..FEAR. I understand with the girl scouts, it fear of a lawsuit should one idiot kid be goofing off and fall in the fire..or fear that they might burn themselves lighting the match...I say they should be teaching respect instead of fear.
I'm stepping down off the soapbox now. Sorry for the rant.