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Drinking a bottle of red wine (one 750 ml bottle): 1 in 500,000 chance it kills you

~2 micromorts. Like 20 flights, or driving 740 km. Estimate.

Mortmeter: Worth it. Liquid poetry with a minor fall tax. Pair it with steak and enjoy.

Assuming: Drinking one 750 ml bottle of red wine at home over an evening.

How we got this: A full binge-drinking night out averages 25 micromorts, mostly driven by vehicle crashes, violence, and hypothermia. Consuming one bottle in the safety of your home removes street danger, leaving mundane hazards like bathroom slips or choking. 1 bottle times 2 micromorts per bottle equals 2 micromorts.

What gets you: Accidental slips and head trauma, Choking or aspiration while sleeping, Acute cardiac arrhythmia.

Cheaper version: Stopping at two glasses and hydrating thoroughly cuts acute mortality risk by about 80%.

Sources and method: how Mortmeter prices things, and the Atlas of measured risks.

More priced risks: Sharing a bottle of Flor de Pingus, Riding Polyppen at Bakken in Denmark, Eating 2 whole pizzas, Winter bathing in the Øresund, A week of off-piste skiing, Getting LASIK eye surgery, Texting while driving on the motorway, Cage diving with great white sharks.