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Michael Press
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<[email protected]>,
Tim McNamara <[email protected]> wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> [email protected] wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 02 Dec 2006 03:07:36 GMT, "nash"
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > >Sorry that was suppose to 100/ day. no need to go postal now
> > >
> > >peace
> >
> > Dear Nash,
> >
> > Nothing postal, just basic arithmetic.
> >
> > There are not 100 bicyclists with head injuries every day in "any
> > Chinese city."
> >
> > 365 x 100 = 36,500 head injuries per year in "any Chinese city."
>
> Not to mention that there are hundreds of Chinese cities, if not
> thousands (depending on how one defines "city"). Goiing with "hundred"
> and "thousand" we get a national incidence of:
>
> 36,500 x 100 = 3,650,000 per year.
>
> 36,500 x 1,000 = 36,500,000 per year.
>
> If this was the case, then the Chinese population would be decimated
> annually by bicycling-related head injuries. I would think that such
> injury rates would provoke some sort of governmental or societal
> response to reduce the risk.
>
> (misc.consumers.frugal-living snipped per Karen's request, whomever she
> may be. And since when do you need a newsgroup to talk about not buying
> **** you don't need? Frugality is hardly a difficult concept.)
Amusing how immoderate people can be in pursuit of
moderation.
--
Michael Press
<[email protected]>,
Tim McNamara <[email protected]> wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> [email protected] wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 02 Dec 2006 03:07:36 GMT, "nash"
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > >Sorry that was suppose to 100/ day. no need to go postal now
> > >
> > >peace
> >
> > Dear Nash,
> >
> > Nothing postal, just basic arithmetic.
> >
> > There are not 100 bicyclists with head injuries every day in "any
> > Chinese city."
> >
> > 365 x 100 = 36,500 head injuries per year in "any Chinese city."
>
> Not to mention that there are hundreds of Chinese cities, if not
> thousands (depending on how one defines "city"). Goiing with "hundred"
> and "thousand" we get a national incidence of:
>
> 36,500 x 100 = 3,650,000 per year.
>
> 36,500 x 1,000 = 36,500,000 per year.
>
> If this was the case, then the Chinese population would be decimated
> annually by bicycling-related head injuries. I would think that such
> injury rates would provoke some sort of governmental or societal
> response to reduce the risk.
>
> (misc.consumers.frugal-living snipped per Karen's request, whomever she
> may be. And since when do you need a newsgroup to talk about not buying
> **** you don't need? Frugality is hardly a difficult concept.)
Amusing how immoderate people can be in pursuit of
moderation.
--
Michael Press