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Old 09-25-2008, 05:14 PM   #13
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I c/p this from www.twis.org

Such as the 700 billion dollar corporate donation given out by our very generous federal government which is, scientifically speaking, approximately equivalent to
191 dollars for every mile between the Sun and planet formerly known as Pluto

155 dollars for every year the planet earth has existed

140 dollars for every year the sun is expected to continue shining

2300 dollars for every American alive, regardless of age

100 dollars for every human being alive anywhere on the planet today

a mere 7 dollars for every human being that has ever lived on the planet at any time ever in the history of homo sapiens

More than 2 dollars for every penny that has ever been minted by the US treasury

7 pennies for every cell in the average human body

If carefully stacked in pennies, the pennies would reach a height of 69 million miles, which would be enough reach the planet mars and continue for another 21 million miles into space… in the other direction the stack would pass both inner planets and reach more than two thirds of the distance to the sun

And while recklessly mismanaged finance schemes of our modern economy has cost us more than 2 dollars for every star in the milky way galaxy

The most startling of all these somewhat silly contrasting comparisons is this:

It amounts to 115 dollars to every dollar spent on the National Science Foundation

Bryan

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