Name: This Video Might Save 58 Lives Next Week
Uploaded: 2026-01-14T16:56:10.000Z
Duration: 13 min 39 s
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Lets save your life today, not long term today, by specifically finding out what's most likely to kill you next week so you can actually avoid it.

First, let's assume that 3 million people will watch this video and that you're all among our typical viewers.

You're between the ages of 15 and 35 and you're living in western countries.

We based this video on statistics specifically for your demographic and our own estimates.

They're not perfect, but roughly correct.

Don't worry, we might also save your life if you're older or live somewhere else.

OK, now let's gather all 3 million of you in 40 packed football stadiums.

Unfortunately, by the end of next week, 58 of you watching right now will not be alive anymore.

3,000 of you will sadly have passed in a year.

Yes, your life by looking at the avoidable ways you might die.

We'll not cover long term things like diseases because we want to prevent your death next week.

Your life consists of millions of micro decisions.

And some of you are on a path that will end soon.

Humans are incredibly bad at judging the real risks of life.

Bad things happen to people all the time because there are so many of us.

And since the news focuses so much on freak accidents, we have a completely distorted picture of what actually poses a danger to us.

For example, the chance any of you are going to die in a terror attack is below 0.0002%.

There are super risky activities that are clearly insanely dangerous, like wingsuit flying.

If all 3 million of you were to practice this sport, about 285 of you would die just next week.

If all of you rode a motorcycle, 35 of you would not survive next week.

If you don't want this kind of risk in your life, well, don't do these things.

It turns out what's most likely to kill you next week are things that feel safe, that you do all the time, and

are routine things you may even be really good at.

By far the most dangerous thing you're currently doing is driving.

Eight of you will die in a car crash just next week.

Mostly because most of you are not aware what driving really is.

You're zooming through the world in a metal torpedo at the speed of a cheetah or faster in an average car that weighs one and a half tons at roughly 60 kilometers an hour, or 40 miles an hour, you have the mechanical energy of a piano dropped from the top of the Statue of Liberty.

If you crash, this energy is released into your car and more importantly, your body.

30% of deadly car accidents are caused by speeding, mostly because you overestimate yourself.

If you go fast, you have less time to react and only notice the danger when it's too late.

A lot of you watching tend to go the speed limit regularly, which saves very little time.

If your destination is 20 minutes away at 100 kilometers an hour or 60 miles an hour, driving 15 kilometers an hour or 10 miles an hour faster will save less than three minutes.

But your probability of a deadly crash increases by 60%.

So two of you may survive next week if you just tone down your speeding.

This alone would eliminate the most dangerous activity in your life.

Close second is drinking alcohol and driving, causing 25% of deadly crashes in the next week.

You just have to have consumed enough to slow your reaction time.

Even if you still feel completely in control, chances are high that you're not.

Aside from being extremely illegal, it's one of the most reckless and dangerous things.

Too many people do regularly and it's easy to avoid.

Taking a cab after that work event next week, even if you only had two drinks, might save your life.

Just because you were distracted while driving, one of you will die next week.

Maybe because you were eating or fumbling with the radio, but

let's be real, probably because you were looking at your phone.

If you drive at 60 kilometers an hour or 40 miles an hour and check your phone for just a moment, you've now crossed an entire football field completely blind.

Stop doing this and you might survive next week.

Lastly, we want to have an especially frank word with the three of you that will die because you didn't wear a seatbelt.

Young way more of you will get into a car crash and be injured for all the same reasons.

And of course, often the victims of crashes are not to blame at all.

And many of you watching right now will end up hurting someone else.

But you now know how to reduce the chances of this happening massively.

Let's move on to other deadly things that you can easily avoid.

26 of you will die by falling, or more precisely, by hitting the ground in the next year, which means one of you will die every two weeks.

You'd think the danger of height was not as big of a deal, but it is.

Going up ladders, working on scaffolding or on a roof and going hiking in nature is normal.

But falling from a height of just 2 meters has about the same mechanical energy as a bowling ball dropped from a seven story building.

You probably wouldn't want to be hit by it, and it only gets worse the higher you go.

For a fall from 5 meters, the height of a large ladder, the equivalent would be the energy of a bowling ball dropped from a 19 story building.

But even just falling over can easily be fatal because your head is all the way at the top of your body.

Another surprisingly dangerous thing is water.

Being in and around water is fun and doesn't seem to be a big deal, mainly for three reasons.

You'll underestimate how dangerous a body of water is and be taken by strong currents or riptides.

You'll overestimate your swimming abilities.

You're most likely a much worse swimmer than you think, or also sadly common.

You'll go into the water drunk, especially dangerous because you're more reckless and even more likely to be overwhelmed by a cold, shock or hypothermia.

Harmless situations around water turn deadly so quickly that that in the U.S.

drowning is the second most common cause of death by accident for kids after, you may have guessed it, car crashes.

So if you're going for a swim next week, keep this in mind.

Assume you are at best a mediocre swimmer and you won't die.

Also, for the love of God, be careful on cruise ships.

If you go overboard, you have a 60% chance of dying.

Let's move on to the thing that will kill the most.

This one is extremely sad and very delicate because sensationalist public discussion can make it worse.

Statistically, about 10 of you could die this way next week.

There's something that you might not be aware of that might save your life.

The majority of these deaths happen in crisis situations, usually triggered by traumatic events and extraordinary circumstances that overwhelm people and undermine their coping strategies.

Studies show that suicide rarely occurs out of the blue.

There are warning signs and often suicidal thoughts and feelings can be mastered by getting professional help, for example, from a crisis intervention center.

Most people who survive an attempt don't try again and end up being very glad that they did survive.

It was just way too much for them and they felt desperate and as if there was no way out.