Did you know?

[Genevieve]

If you broke the human body down into its individual elements and then priced them up from a chemical catalogue, the average value would be £652.10

(apparently)

[Crazy Shark]

If you broke the human body down into its individual elements and then priced them up from a chemical catalogue, the average value would be £652.10

(apparently)

Who told you that? Where did you find that out?

[fletch]

how much time you got on your hands ??

[Genevieve]

Who told you that? Where did you find that out?

I added it up of course!

.........just jesting, my daughter has come home from first day at sixth form with a new pre-printed 'planner' and there is a little 'did you know?' foot note on every other page.

Some of them are really funny!

[Lou]

If you broke the human body down into its individual elements and then priced them up from a chemical catalogue, the average value would be £652.10

(apparently)

I think that's a bit steep.

according to this site:

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!

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.

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.

Although, apparently, you'd be worth somewhere between $45 miliion - $250 million if you sold yourself as spare parts, according to these 2 websites.

Health Quiz: How much is the human body worth?

Unreality Primetime | » Horizon: How Much Is Your Dead Body Worth?

[Beowulf]

.. That the millionth digit of Pi is 1 ?

.. That Can openers were invented 48 years after cans were !

.. That Numbers Stars David Krumholtz and Peter MacNicol appeared together previously in the movie "Addams Family Values"

[Genevieve]

Although, apparently, you'd be worth somewhere between $45 miliion - $250 million if you sold yourself as spare parts, according to these 2 websites.

Yes, I always said I looked a million dollars........all green and wrinkled

[Genevieve]

.. That the millionth digit of Pi is 1 ?

.. That Can openers were invented 48 years after cans were !

.. That Numbers Stars David Krumholtz and Peter MacNicol appeared together previously in the movie "Addams Family Values"

aaah yes, I see you started at King Edward VI this morning too

[Beowulf]

aaah yes, I see you started at King Edward VI this morning too

and the random comment of the week goes to Genevieve

I have no idea what you mean.. am being dense obviously

I am just a repository of useless information (most of it about movies to be honest)

[Genevieve]

.........just jesting, my daughter has come home from first day at sixth form with a new pre-printed 'planner' and there is a little 'did you know?' foot note on every other page.

Some of them are really funny!

sixth form = King Edward VI

aaah yes, I see you started at King Edward VI this morning too

tongue in cheek comment

I have no idea what you mean.. am being dense obviously

no comment

[Beowulf]

sixth form = King Edward VI

tongue in cheek comment

no comment

Ah ! I see.. as I said .. dense

and on that subject of density..

DID you know that Diet coke is less dense than regular coke.

A can of Diet coke (density 1.0 g/cm3) will float in a tank of water while a can of regular coke will sink (due to its density of approx 1.1 g/cm3)



EDIT

lol.. I can't believe this.. just googled that factoid to check it's accuracy.. and someone has !!

[rubyred]

DID you know that Diet coke is less dense than regular coke.

A can of Diet coke (density 1.0 g/cm3) will float in a tank of water while a can of regular coke will sink (due to its density of approx 1.1 g/cm3)

don't you just live and learn but I'd like to ask what makes something more dense than something else.........I'm running now to await the answer Be gentle

[Genevieve]

don't you just live and learn but I'd like to ask what makes something more dense than something else.........I'm running now to await the answer Be gentle

weight to volume in layman's terms

[Jivejunkie]

don't you just live and learn but I'd like to ask what makes something more dense than something else.........I'm running now to await the answer Be gentle

Wheres that Emoticon! I want the sofa (Does the fact that I can't find it make ME more dense than everyone else???

[Gojive]

Wheres that Emoticon! I want the sofa (Does the fact that I can't find it make ME more dense than everyone else???

Click on 'more...' at the bottom of the smiley set - a pop-up window containing all the smillies should appear. However it's like one of those castle slits you try an look through , so remember to scroll horizontally as well as vertically to see the full range (sofa is on right column)...sofa so good?