我們的身體價值多少？
[ 2007-02-25 11:13 ]
不知你是否想過這個問題：你的身體價值多少？這里說的可不是賣身或是出賣勞力，而是我們的身體--這個不規則多面體價值多少。根據美國和日本有關人士的研究計算，我們人類身體的平均價值是4.50美元！這個結果是如何得來的？請看下文的介紹。
 You're worth more than you think!
A great number of people have spent a great deal of human and financial
resources calculating the composition of, prior to the decomposition of, and the
worth, or worthlessness of, the human body.
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!
This value is, however, subject to change, due to stock market fluctuations.
Since the studies leading to this conclusion were conducted by the U.S. and by
Japan, it might be wise to consult the New York Stock Exchange and the Nikkei
Index before deciding when to sell!
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.
（來源：coolquiz.com 英語點津 Annabel 編輯） |
