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Re:Why did the half-plane, half-helicopter not work? by yongjik on Saturday February 13, 2016 @08:01PM (#11096564)
I don't think "death per budget" is a meaningful metric, unless talking about weapons or serial killers. You can't just take two numbers we want to minimize, divide one by another, and claim significance.
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Re:Why did the half-plane, half-helicopter not work? by rbanffy on Saturday February 13, 2016 @08:03PM (#11096573)
Multiplying them would be more meaningful.
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