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A comment on Patrick McKenzie (patio11) on Japan Aid: Help for the Well-Prepared. Parent comment

Re:Patrick McKenzie (patio11) on Japan Aid: Help for the Wel... by bioh42_2 on Wednesday March 16, 2011 @04:29PM (#2333747)
Japan has a population of ~ 300 million and is one of the most advanced and wealthiest nations on Earth.

I am sure those affected need help but what makes you think others can provide help better/faster then Japan itself can?

Perhaps the US navy has lifting capacity that Japan could use, but what else?

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Re:Patrick McKenzie (patio11) on Japan Aid: Help for the Wel... by kqr2 on Wednesday March 16, 2011 @04:40PM (#2333790)
Actually, the population of Japan is about 127 million.

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=population+of+japan

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Re:Patrick McKenzie (patio11) on Japan Aid: Help for the Wel... by bioh42_2 on Thursday March 17, 2011 @09:45AM (#2336037)
Huh, where did I even get the 300 number? I was sure of it! Kids, don't trust your brain, check the facts you think you know!
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Re:Patrick McKenzie (patio11) on Japan Aid: Help for the Wel... by hollerith on Wednesday March 16, 2011 @04:40PM (#2333788)
>Japan has a population of ~ 300 million

127 million according to Wikipedia.

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Re:Patrick McKenzie (patio11) on Japan Aid: Help for the Wel... by alphaoverlord on Wednesday March 16, 2011 @11:05PM (#2334931)
~300 million is the population of the US

We have 2.5x the population but 25x the landmass. That's an order of magnitude difference in population density. Now imagine a natural disaster.

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