Guest guest Posted September 27, 2001 Report Share Posted September 27, 2001 >It's really quite interesting. > >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 -- 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 blast-proofing, 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 its > >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. > > > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ >FIMAT USA, Inc., a member of SIPC, and a broker dealer and futures >commission merchant registered under U.S. laws, makes no representation or >warranty regarding the correctness of any information contained herein, or >the appropriateness of any transaction for any person. Nothing herein >shall be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell. Except as indicated >otherwise, \'FIMAT\' refers to all companies of the FIMAT Group which >includes FIMAT International Banque, SA and all its worldwide branches and >subsidiaries, as well as FIMAT Derivatives Canada Inc., and the divisions of >SG Securities North Pacific S.G. and SG Securities (London) Ltd., Seoul >Branch doing business as \ " FIMAT\ " in Japan and Korea, respectively. Not >all products and transactions offered by FIMAT are available from all >companies of the FIMAT Group. " > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2001 Report Share Posted September 27, 2001 >It's really quite interesting. > >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 -- 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 blast-proofing, 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 its > >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. > > > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ >FIMAT USA, Inc., a member of SIPC, and a broker dealer and futures >commission merchant registered under U.S. laws, makes no representation or >warranty regarding the correctness of any information contained herein, or >the appropriateness of any transaction for any person. Nothing herein >shall be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell. Except as indicated >otherwise, \'FIMAT\' refers to all companies of the FIMAT Group which >includes FIMAT International Banque, SA and all its worldwide branches and >subsidiaries, as well as FIMAT Derivatives Canada Inc., and the divisions of >SG Securities North Pacific S.G. and SG Securities (London) Ltd., Seoul >Branch doing business as \ " FIMAT\ " in Japan and Korea, respectively. Not >all products and transactions offered by FIMAT are available from all >companies of the FIMAT Group. " > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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