On Fri, Aug 08, 2003 at 04:40:27PM -0500, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: > Given that the total number of known human¹ deaths due to being struck > by a meteorite stands at zero, of what meaning is the figure they > quote?
A number of cars have been struck by small meteorites over the years, according to car insurance companies. This (and the total number of cars) gives an estimate of the rate of meteorite hits per area. Multiply that by the area of all the people, and assume some fatality rate if you are hit, and you get an estimate for the death rate. -- "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.erikreuter.net/ _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
