(worthless?) bit of trivia

[DungeonMasterJim]

America has 9 cities with a population of 1 million+ people.

China has 174 cities with a population of 1 million+ people.






DM Jim

[Rod Nunley]

Is that right? That is insane...

[joeyart]

wow...I knew there were a lot of people over there...but wow....

[McAfee]

Wow!

Did you know that the Ferris Wheel was invented to rival the Eiffel Tower?

[nihilance]

America has 9 cities with a population of 1 million+ people.

China has 174 cities with a population of 1 million+ people.






DM Jim
We are so totally fucked in the next world war.

[Brian Defferding]

Damn, that's just nuts. Good thing their army sucks, otherwise I wouldn't want to engage them in war.

[greg donovan]

the entire population of the state of North Dakota is apporximately 640,000 people.

it increased by about 600 this past year. yay!

[Taxman]

Is that right? That is insane...Can't say that it is a surprising stat if true. There are over 2 billion people there. I have also heard that they have something like 150 seven footers in their national basketball program which I found surprising.

[DungeonMasterJim]

I think it's right. Just heard it on of all things The Tony Danza show. He was interviewing someone involved with a morning show, I think the host of the CBS morning show. And the guy said that about America and China as he was travelling in China. The guy also mentioned that despite travelling into the one of the poorest areas of China, in the middle of nowhere after travelling on a mountain road for about 6 hours, that this poor Chinese farmer had a cellphone that had perfect reception! (He was criticizing the American phone companies with this statement more than saying a poor Chinese farmer had a cellphone).

DM Jim

[DungeonMasterJim]

Damn, that's just nuts. Good thing their army sucks, otherwise I wouldn't want to engage them in war.

In ten years the Chinese navy will be larger than the US navy. And probably because of the trade deficeit (sic).

Still, I'd love to visit the Great Wall and some other sites there.

DM Jim

[McAfee]

Can't say that it is a surprising stat if true. There are over 2 billion people there. I have also heard that they have something like 150 seven footers in their national basketball program which I found surprising.

There are "only" 1.3 billion people. But still...

[Gavin]

the entire population of the state of North Dakota is apporximately 640,000 people.

it increased by about 600 this past year. yay!

Well who would want to live in North Dakota? It's so cold.

[Brian Defferding]

In ten years the Chinese navy will be larger than the US navy. And probably because of the trade deficeit (sic)

I wouldn't doubt it if their Navy would be larger by numbers and/or fleet; but I think America's navy would be more technologically advanced.

[Taxman]

There are "only" 1.3 billion people. But still...I thought that there were 2 billion, does this mean that Communism is dying out?

[AAlgar]

I wouldn't doubt it if their Navy would be larger by numbers and/or fleet; but I think America's navy would be more technologically advanced.

Also gayer.

[greg donovan]

Well who would want to live in North Dakota? It's so cold.

for some odd reason i like it her in ND.

the cold agrees w/me.

i just wish we had more snow.

if it werent so far off in the middle of nowhere i would like to live in michigan's upper peninsula for a while.

[Taxman]

I wouldn't doubt it if their Navy would be larger by numbers and/or fleet; but I think America's navy would be more technologically advanced.One would hope, but it is a fight even now to keep our top technology out of there hands.

[Brian Defferding]

Also gayer.

True.

http://www.sujee.net/albums/2001/sf_pride_parade/sf-pride-parade-b-068.jpg

[Andrew j]

It really depends on what you call a city. The DC area has well over a million but DC itself probrably doesn't. Fairfax county near DC probrably has over a million but might not be counted because it's not defined as a city. The LA area could probrably be counted as 5 different cities all over a million and the SF area could be 3. New York could be cut up into 5.

So the real question is how did china define their cities compared with how the US did.

[nihilance]

We are so totally fucked in the next world war.
That is...unless the CIA engineered bird flu doesn't wipe out a large portion of them first just like the HIV strain they created has devastated Africa.

[stevapalooza]

I sure believe it. Even back in the middle ages China had a few cities that approached a million people.

[NickT]

Peanuts aren't nuts.

[McAfee]

I thought that there were 2 billion, does this mean that Communism is dying out?

Nope. Just means you need to give them time. They'll get there.

[stevapalooza]

Peanuts aren't nuts.

What are they?

[Gavin]

What are they?

Bricks.

[NickT]

What are they?
Peas.