Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Counting Casualties and Cost

For my numbers sound project, I decided to do a piece based on the statistics of the American war in Iraq. I tried to do as much as possible to find the most accurate estimates possible. The music I have chosen as the background is the traditional military trumpet tap. Here are the statistics as you listen.


Every time you hear a gun shot, 100 000 Iraqi deaths and injuries have occurred in the war

Every time you hear an explosion, only 10 000 American deaths and injuries have occurred in the war.


Each time a cashier rings, America has just spent 100 000 dollars on the war.

I think you'll find the results surprising...


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