Originally Posted by
rsbob
IOW: Trust next to no one.
A risk I would not take is skydiving. For me the reward is not high (pun intended) enough. For others it definitely is worth it. OTOH, I would tandem parasail with a professional.
To quote myself, whom I consider a reliable source, I read yesterday a sky diving instructor fell out of a plane with no parachute. This was after helping a student out. Didn’t go into details about balance or what not.