The problem I have with it is that 350+ tons is not a small amount. The quantity is staggering. To misplace that takes incompetence that is simply staggering. I have always thought better of our military.
larry On Tue, 2 Nov 2004 16:09:27 -0700, Charlie Griefer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > y'know, i hesitate to contribute to these threads 'cuz I feel like > poor Sam gets ganged up on (or at least, is significantly > outnumbered), and I do feel bad for that. > > but to say 380 tons is 'decimal dust'...well, I have a hard time > believing if it were the Kerry camp in charge that you'd be so > forgiving, Sam. I could be wrong there, it's certainly nothing more > than my perception....but that's what it is. > > The relevance of the 380 tons shouldn't be subjective based on the the > overall amount of explosives. it should be objective based on the > concept of 380 tons of explosives and what kind of damage can be done > with that 380 tons. Insignificant from the perspective of the whole? > Perhaps. Significant from the perspective of the destructive power of > 380 tons of explosives? Yes. > > Just my $0.02 (which, statistically speaking, is just decimal debris) :) > > Charlie > > 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=35 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:133769 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=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
