Sunday, September 25, 2005

Statistics that make you go "hmmm"

From Andrew Buncombe at the London Independent US forces have fired so many bullets in Iraq and Afghanistan - an estimated 250,000 for every insurgent killed - that American ammunition-makers cannot keep up with demand. As a result the US is having to import supplies from Israel.
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2 comments:

  1. Phoenix Woman9/26/2005 07:39:00 AM

    250,000 per dead insurgent?!

    Let's assume twenty-five bullets go into a pound (this is roughly averaging the weights of the various calibers used). 250,000 divided by 25 = 20,000 pounds, or ten TONS.

    The bullet makers have gotta be happy.

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  2. Charles9/26/2005 10:14:00 AM

    Hmmm.

    Hmmm.

    Hmmm.

    In fact, that's all I've been able to say since reading it. At this point, they have chained me to a stake placed in the center of the room.

    (adapted from a Sam Rosenberg joke)

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