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#325451 - 25/08/2009 15:53 Re: Giving back to the empegbbs knowledgebase [Re: andy]
tman
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Registered: 24/12/2001
Posts: 5528
Originally Posted By: andy
According to that site we hit 6 billion in 1999 and will hit 7 billion in 2012. Now that is scary.

Yup. Its just going to accelerate as well which is worrying.

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#325457 - 25/08/2009 16:58 Re: Giving back to the empegbbs knowledgebase [Re: andy]
wfaulk
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Registered: 25/12/2000
Posts: 16706
Loc: Raleigh, NC US
Originally Posted By: andy
So, does anyone who spends any time in London actually believe that there are 2000+ cameras per square mile ?

I'm sure I did this wrong, but that would imply about 1 camera every 40 meters.
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#325468 - 25/08/2009 18:45 Re: Giving back to the empegbbs knowledgebase [Re: andy]
Tim
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Registered: 25/04/2000
Posts: 1522
Loc: Arizona
Originally Posted By: andy
According to that site we hit 6 billion in 1999 and will hit 7 billion in 2012. Now that is scary.

Don't worry, the Avian Swine Flu will kill a bunch of us off, unless the media finds something else that can kill us off first.

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#325479 - 25/08/2009 20:49 Re: Giving back to the empegbbs knowledgebase [Re: wfaulk]
tanstaafl.
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Registered: 08/07/1999
Posts: 5539
Loc: Ajijic, Mexico
Originally Posted By: wfaulk
I'm sure I did this wrong, but that would imply about 1 camera every 40 meters.


Assuming the cameras were laid out in a symmetrical grid (no other way to make a meaningful calculation) you would never be more than 25.5 meters from a camera.

smile

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