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Anonymous Coward User ID: 781960 United States 11/01/2009 06:58 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Kind of old data (November 2, 2001) but gives us an idea. "As a proud body owner, it is always good to be aware of the net worth of your asset. And luckily, contrary to the value of a human life, the value of the human body can quite easily be expressed as a monetary quantity. If you are looking to liquidate, one way or the other, read on.. The now defunct U.S. Bureau of Chemistry and Soils once calculated the average composition of one human body. Given the prices of these chemicals (on November 2, 2001) this produces the following overview (in dollars per pound):" * 65% Oxygen @ $0.00 * 18% Carbon @ $0.00 * 10% Hydrogen @ $0.00 * 3% Nitrogen @ $0.00 * 1.5% Calcium @ $1.36 * 1% Phosphor @ $2.03 * 0.35% Potassium @ $1.68 * 0.25% Sulfur @ $1.38 * 0.15% Sodium @ $1.29 * 0.15% Chlorine @ $1.03 * 0.05% Magnesium @ $1.68 * 0.0004% Iron @ $16.00 * 0.00004% Iodine @ $1.34 [link to everything2.com] |