>> Subject: You don't see these on the news >> >> Sept. 11th Statistics >> >> The sad but somewhat uplifting side that the mainstream >> media has not reported yet - the 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. >> >> 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 >> ransplants 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. >> >> >> Don't fear these terrorists. The odds are against them. >> >> »§«:*´`³¤³´`*:»«§:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*: »§« My friends tell me that I refuse to grow up, but I know they're just jealous because they don't have pajamas with feet. Richiele 'Marie <*}}>< MSN [email protected] »§«:*´`³¤³´`*:»«§:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«