"::darkshadows::" <blood@thirsty.net> wrote in
news:n8qs24hhsbndgqa8jdcfeo2c7cmc3gp4hg@4ax.com:
> On Sat, 17 May 2008 04:40:38 GMT, WingedMessenger <Boy@FlyingHigh.com>
> wrote:
>
>>"::darkshadows::" <blood@thirsty.net> wrote in
>>news:t02s245k6utjqbjuc610hlcpfaei1gidd6@4ax.com:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> How much is my body worth?
>>>
>>>
>>> You're worth more than you think!
>>>
>>> A great number of people have spent a great deal of human and
>>> financial resources calculating the composition of, prior to the
>>> decomposition of, and the worth, or worthlessness of, the human
>>> body.
>>>
>>> When we total the monetary value of the elements in our bodies and
>>> the value of the average person's skin, we arrive at a net worth of
>>> $4.50!
>>>
>>> This value is, however, subject to change, due to stock market
>>> fluctuations. Since the studies leading to this conclusion were
>>> conducted by the U.S. and by Japan respectively, it might be wise to
>>> consult the New York Stock Exchange and the Nikkei Index before
>>> deciding when to sell!
>>>
>>> The U.S. Bureau of Chemistry and Soils invested many a hard-earned
>>> tax dollar in calculating the chemical and mineral composition of
>>> the human body, which breaks down as follows:
>>> 65% Oxygen
>>> 18% Carbon
>>> 10% Hydrogen
>>> 3% Nitrogen
>>> 1.5% Calcium
>>> 1% Phosphorous
>>> 0.35% Potassium
>>> 0.25% Sulfur
>>> 0.15% Sodium
>>> 0.15% Chlorine
>>> 0.05% Magnesium
>>> 0.0004% Iron
>>> 0.00004% Iodine
>>>
>>> Additionally, it was discovered that our bodies contain trace
>>> quantities of fluorine, silicon, manganese, zinc, copper, aluminum,
>>> and arsenic. Together, all of the above amounts to less than one
>>> dollar!
>>>
>>> Our most valuable asset is our skin, which the Japanese invested
>>> their time and money in measuring. The method the Imperial State
>>> Institute for Nutrition at Tokyo developed for measuring the amount
>>> of a person's skin is to take a naked person, and to apply a strong,
>>> thin paper to every surface of his body. After the paper dries, they
>>> carefully remove it, cut it into small pieces, and painstakingly
>>> total the person's measurements. Cut and dried, the average person
>>> is the proud owner of fourteen to eighteen square feet of skin, with
>>> the variables in this figure being height, weight, and breast size.
>>> Basing the skin's value on the selling price of cowhide, which is
>>> approximately $.25 per square foot, the value of an average person's
>>> skin is about $3.50.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> DID YOU KNOW?
>>> The Nazis, during the Holocaust, used human skin as a substitute for
>>> leather in the manufacture of lampshades and shoes, among other
>>> things.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>All I can say is thank god the rate of exchange makes me worth more in
>>
>>Mercury.
>
>
> Is that because you weigh more in pounds?!
>
>
> LOL,
> darkshadows
>
dangly bits
Mercury.
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