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Hope this isn't a repost....but if so....its still perty good:
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 illnesses.
>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.Puts a perty good perpective on this now....changes the "flavor" in my mouth a little. John
CowBoy
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