Weapons of Mass Destruction? by RobertX
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Description
What constitutes a weapon of mass destruction?
Annual number of deaths
attributable to poor diet and inactivity: 300,000
(from; http://www.obesityhelp.com/main-info-statistics.php)
Deaths from atomic/nuclear strikes:
6 Aug. 1945 Atomic Bomb - Hiroshima 140,000
9 Aug. 1945 Atomic Bomb - Nagasaki 70,000
Death Toll from Terrorists
(1972-2003) 12,000
(from:http://www.geocities.com/dtmcbride/hist/disasters-war.html)
Deaths from Television
0 that I could find on the internet but how can you account for a slow,insidious brain death. perhaps a few people have been electrocuted or crushed by their televisions ^^
Comments (67)
duncanlong
Well thought out, arranged, and executed. A little too close to home as well :o) VOTE!
unstrung65
...must have missed this one ---- extraordinary stuff!
Daworth
Excellent and thought provoking image. Very well done!!
MetaphoricalOracle
Awesome! Great statistics and great image. I think anyone should see this and think about it. Excellent work!
gabrima
Another beutiful and meaningful image! EXCELLENT!
micsteel
Heheh. Remember, the USA is a capitalist democracy...we vote with our wallets. It's the real thing!
MidnightPlatinum
I like this. Good image and good point. Everyone else it looks like has already left all the good comments there are to leave, so I'll just say nice job and part!