>>From: Barbara Farris DeFord ('59WB)
Date: 10/06/01

SOME PRETTY AMAZING STATS!!!

By now everyone has been hearing the death toll rise and
reports of the destruction from the terrorist attacks on
the US. These were deplorable acts that we will never
forget. But now is a time to look at the other side of
the numbers coming out of New York, Washington and
Pennsylvania.

The sad but somewhat uplifting side that the mainstream
media has not reported yet - the SURVIVAL rates and some
positive news about the attacks.

*** THE BUILDINGS ***

* The World Trade Center -
The twin towers of the World Trade Center were places of
employment for some 50,000 people. With the missing list
of just over 5,000 people, that means 90% of the people
targeted survived the attack. A 90% on a test is an 'A'.

* The Pentagon -
Some 23,000 people were the target of a third plane
aimed at the Pentagon. The latest count shows that only
123 lost their lives. That is an amazing 99.5% survival
rate. in addition, the plane seems to have come in too
low, too early to affect a large portion of the
building. On top of that, the section that was hit was
the first of five sections to undergo renovations that
would help protect the Pentagon from terrorist attacks.
It had recently completed straightening and
blastproofing, saving untold lives. This attack was sad,
but a statistical failure.

*** THE PLANES ***

* American Airlines Flight 77
This Boeing 757 that was flown into the outside of the
Pentagon could have carried up to 289 people, yet only
64 were aboard. Luckily 78% of the seats were empty.

* American Airlines Flight 11
This Boeing 767 could have had up to 351 people aboard,
but only carried 92. Thankfully 74% of the seats were
unfilled.

* United Airlines Flight 175
Another Boeing 767 that could have sat 351 people only
had 65 people on board. Fortunately it was 81% empty.

* United Airlines Flight 93
This Boeing 757 was one of the most uplifting stories
yet. The smallest flight to be hijacked with only 45
people aboard out of a possible 289 had 84% of its
capacity unused. Yet these people stood up to the
attackers and thwarted a fourth attempted destruction of
a national landmark, saving untold numbers of lives in
the process.

*** IN SUMMARY ***

Out of potentially 74,280 Americans directly targeted by
these inept cowards, 93% survived or avoided the
attacks. That's a higher survival rate than heart
attacks, breast cancer, kidney transplants and liver
transplants - all common, survivable llnesses.

The Hijacked planes were mostly empty, the Pentagon was
hit at it's strongest point, the overwhelming majority
of people in the World Trade Center buildings escaped,
and a handful of passengers gave the ultimate sacrifice
to save even more lives.

Pass this information on to those in fear and the media.
Don't fear these terrorists. The odds are against them.
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See also Where was GOD??
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