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200 thousand Americans dead is a big number. Today I've been thinking about how to get a sense of it.
There are only 172,000 active words in the English language. Not enough for one for every person who has died.
There are only 172,000 active words in the English language. Not enough for one for every person who has died.
200 thousand Americans dead is a big number.
I make a podcast every weekday and record the duration in a spreadsheet.
200 thousand seconds ago (55+ hours), this was what we were talking about:
I make a podcast every weekday and record the duration in a spreadsheet.
200 thousand seconds ago (55+ hours), this was what we were talking about:
200 thousand Americans dead is more than one for every second of your work week.
200 thousand Americans dead -- imagine this stadium twice over, empty.
200 thousand Americans dead -- that's the population of Tallahassee, Florida.
Imagine if this city were empty:
Imagine if this city were empty:
200 thousand Americans dead -- that's the population of Little Rock, Arkansas.
Imagine if this city were empty:
Imagine if this city were empty:
200 thousand Americans dead -- that's the population of Montgomery, Alabama.
Imagine if this city were empty:
Imagine if this city were empty:
200 thousand Americans dead -- that's the population of Salt Lake City, Utah.
Imagine if this city were empty:
Imagine if this city were empty:
200 thousand Americans dead --
That's the number of words in:
- Moby Dick
- Deathly Hallows
- Fellowship of The Ring
That's the number of words in:
- Moby Dick
- Deathly Hallows
- Fellowship of The Ring
