Listening to:
Thinking of:
"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. 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."
Thinking of:
"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. 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."
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