I think you're underestimating things. There's also the collateral and structure hits. Without doing the math - hey I just got in from Max you expect miracles, I'd figure the totals would be considerably more than just the estimates with the explosives alone.
larry On Tue, 2 Nov 2004 22:48:54 -0000, Paul Vernon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > you've never worked with explosives. 380 tons is a hell of a large amount > > and more than enough to make a lot of our people hurt or killed from > IED's. > > I am sure that those soldiers killed or mutilated will love to know that > > what happened was just digital debris. > > So I did the math.... > > I used comparative data found using Google regarding warheads and bombs with > payloads from a few tons to just over 20 Mega tons and their destructive > power... > > If the population count of a city was around 35,000 per sq mile my > rudimentary maths says that 380 tons of TNT would kill circa 2-3000 > people... > > That works out just under the lives lost on 9/11... Hardly decimal > dust/digital debris is it??? > > Paul > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=38 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:133768 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
