There’s an article in today’s UK Telegraph, reporting on a study, where Australians come in as the sixth heaviest people on this planet.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/9345086/The-worlds-fattest-countries-how-do-you-compare.html

By Jove, it’s a terrible article; with this little gem embedded:

While the average body mass globally was 62 kg, North Americans weigh in at 81.9 kg.

And while the US makes up only five per cent of the world’s population, it accounts for almost a third of the world’s weight due to obesity.

In comparison, Asia has 61 per cent of the world’s people but only 13 per cent of the world’s weight.

Let us check some of those figures.

Using a population for the world of 6.8 billion and a population of the USA as 310 million, gives us a percentage of the world’s population who are from the USA as 4.56%, not far off the 5% stated in the article.

Using the world’s population and the average weight we get a total mass of humanity at 4.216*10^11 kg.

The total weight of the population of the USA comes in at 2.542*10^10 kg.

Works out that those fat buggers in the USA come in at 6.029% of the world’s weight.

Jaysus, they may be fat, but the article does overstate it a tad.

As for the Australian results, who could go past blaming Bubblecar and his bacchanalian feasts which have influenced countless numbers.

>As for the Australian results, who could go past blaming Bubblecar and his bacchanalian feasts which have influenced countless numbers.

There are plenty of food philistines out there fatter than the Car, stout though I undoubtedly am at the moment.

But deep winter will see me going for more and longer walks, to supplement the bicycling and occasional football dribbling etc.

Bubble Car said:

>As for the Australian results, who could go past blaming Bubblecar and his bacchanalian feasts which have influenced countless numbers.

There are plenty of food philistines out there fatter than the Car, stout though I undoubtedly am at the moment.

But deep winter will see me going for more and longer walks, to supplement the bicycling and occasional football dribbling etc.

lol – Bubblecar cycling in the depths of winter, what with and his muttonbird mittens and British Edwardian Explorer Cape for warmth, the cape being designed for binomial adventurer outcomes – one side has “Claimed the King and Country, Success” embroidered on it in bold, gold letters, while the reverse side spells out a plaintive, desperate message “HELP, EATEN ALL THE DOGS, SEND HELP!”

Can be used to signal aircraft and also for cheering on football teams.

Listen. I have the spoon and I hold the table.. so listen up..

neomyrtus_ said:

Bubble Car said:

>As for the Australian results, who could go past blaming Bubblecar and his bacchanalian feasts which have influenced countless numbers.

There are plenty of food philistines out there fatter than the Car, stout though I undoubtedly am at the moment.

But deep winter will see me going for more and longer walks, to supplement the bicycling and occasional football dribbling etc.

You are in fine form this evening, Ms. Myrtus. :-)

lol – Bubblecar cycling in the depths of winter, what with and his muttonbird mittens and British Edwardian Explorer Cape for warmth, the cape being designed for binomial adventurer outcomes – one side has “Claimed the King and Country, Success” embroidered on it in bold, gold letters, while the reverse side spells out a plaintive, desperate message “HELP, EATEN ALL THE DOGS, SEND HELP!”

Can be used to signal aircraft and also for cheering on football teams.

oh buga. I keep doing that.
must learn to scroll down

‘Obese gentleman of questionable parentage’ wouldn’t fit in the subject line?

It’s all about the social disintegration.

No it wouldn’t!

:)

BTW, “you fat bastard” is non sexist, unlike your post, with its obvious tones of misandry.

http://www.aihw.gov.au/publication-detail/?id=10737422172

Australia’s health 2012

released: 21 Jun 2012 author: AIHW media release

‘Australia’s health 2012’ is the thirteenth biennial health report of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. It is the most comprehensive and authoritative source of national information on health in Australia. It provides answers to questions such as: – How healthy are Australians? – What major milestones affect health over the life course? – How can we protect and promote good health? – What are the major causes of illness? – How do we treat people who are sick? – Where do our health dollars come fromand where do they go? – Who works in health? – What is being done to find out more about our health?

ISSN 1032-6138; ISBN 978-1-74249-305-3; Cat. no. AUS 156; 628pp.; $60

I’m just big-boned, is all.

we are all fat bastards.. some of us are just inside a slimmer body

that drunk, racist etc show the other night kind of lost me with the mixed stats.. he was going percentages for every stat and then suddenly he changed to 1/3 why? why do that? it doesn’t make sense…

Arts said:

that drunk, racist etc show the other night kind of lost me with the mixed stats.. he was going percentages for every stat and then suddenly he changed to 1/3 why? why do that? it doesn’t make sense…

Maybe he’s one of the dumb ones.