Talk:Fractal burning

Danger
So the danger is mentioned within the first sentence which is good, but it could be better. With how incredibly dangerous it is, I think the very first sentence should start "Fractal burning is an incredibly dangerous..." And probably have phrases like "instant death" sprinkled liberally. 73.168.168.98 (talk) 19:25, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I've tried to be as clear as possible about the risks without straying into unencyclopaedic territory. I don't think it can go much further to be honest. &mdash;ajf (talk) 19:29, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I agree that the current form offers sufficient warning. The Danger section is the most prominent part of the article, with several sources cited. For comparison, the Safety section for BASE jumping isn't nearly as detailed or prominent. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BASE_jumping#Safety 68.103.51.244 (talk) 01:37, 12 January 2023 (UTC)

"A 2020 review noted the mortality rate of fractal wood burning cases was around 71%, which it characterised as "exceedingly high." I believe this is an inaccurate representation of the cited report. Consider this paragraph from the report:

"The mortality rate associated with fractal wood burning cases is exceedingly high. Adding the 4 most recent cases of demise to the 20 cases previously reported from Harold Campbell et al 7 (n = 24 of 34) reveals a mortality rate of ∼70.6%, which is much higher than the 5% and 15% mortality rate previously reported from several retrospective studies of high‐voltage incidents. 1, 2 These data are likely skewed, given the documented cases were discovered from local news articles that may grossly underreport non‐fatal injuries and exclude patients who did not seek medical care. Regardless, the mortality rate can be assumed to be significant and is potentially much higher than the risk of death from being struck by lightning, which carries the highest risk of mortality of all electrical sources, ranging between 10% and 30%."

I propose that the sentence in question more accurately reflect that paragraph by simply dropping all mention of percentages since the report clearly states that the statistical data isn't the best: "A 2020 review noted that the mortality rate of fractal wood burning cases was "significant" and "exceedingly high." 68.103.51.244 (talk) 01:34, 12 January 2023 (UTC)


 * Done, since there were no objections. 68.103.51.244 (talk) 04:43, 24 January 2023 (UTC)