Why is it when two planes almost hit each other it is called a "near miss"?

Why do Kamikaze pilots wear helmets?

Why wash dishes if they're just gonna get dirty again?

Because, it was a 'miss'. And a very near miss at that!

It sound less dramatic as a near hit!

stop passing yourself off as erudite because you stole George Carlin's material.


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Sounds like an old George Carlin routine.

why is it called a hot water heater?
military intelligence.
why do people vote for a president when the electoral is what picks it.
why do nuclear plants have 2 backup generators that both fail?
why do people put sandbags in front of their doors, when the flood is over 3 feet high?

Why is it against the law to commit suicide, yet you only get punished if you fail?

why do you park in a driveway and drive on a parkway?

Why shut the door after the horse has bolted?

why are they called MODs when all they do is delete and ban?

As far as I know - we studied this in high school - it is called euphemism, originates from the brain farts called Ingrish language, the British Ingrish.

The sample example was "the cars nearly missed", i.e. they bang-hit each other.

Last Edited by CetrifiedMoran on 12/08/2012 08:14 PM

Why are alcoholic beverages called "cocktails"

i remember going to a bar that had a sign

liquor in the front
poker in the rear

A near miss is a standard term used to describe an averted accident. It is used in the transportation industry to bring awareness to unsafe procedures. Near miss reports are compiled and studied to change standard operating procedures to create a safer work environment. They are an effective tool.

As a ship master in the maritime industry my company requires my vessel to submit 2 near misses per month. Regardless of what they might be.

For the same reason a "crash" is deemed a CFIT.

I wait for your question.

Short for near mishap?