Are skeletons inherently dangerous?

Danger is inherent in Winter Olympic sports like luge, bobsled, skiing and snowboarding. read more

TNT is also inherently dangerous. It has one mode of operation; to explode. Many things are inherently dangerous but I disagree about cars. Their purpose is transportation. Milk is inherently dangerous, but only if taken in large quantities or by a person allergic to it. Guns are manufactured to do one thing and that thing could be dangerous. read more

The whole thing sounds just terrible. I mean, unless you are into that sort of thing. Which is true for the hard-working athletes who have devoted their lives to this seemingly dangerous sport. Back in 2010, Salon reported that most skeleton athletes don't find safety to be a concern. read more