Ask Slashdot: What Is Your New Years Eve Tradition? 256
skade88 writes "What does the Slashdot community do to celebrate New Years Eve? Does your city do something cool and unique to celebrate? Do you celebrate with fireworks in front of your house, or in your favorite MMO (WoW, Minecraft, etc.)?"
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Re:My Dad shot rifles into the air on New Years... (Score:5, Informative)
fair enough... i'm sure the danger is much less than if someone shot you directly
Don't buy lottery tickets today, it's just not your day.
From the blurb [ovid.com] to the article in question:
"Most (77%) were hit in the head. The mortality rate was 32%, which is significantly higher than for all gunshot wound victims in general seen at the same medical center."