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Wonderful Life with the Elements
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Wonderful Life with the Elements

by Bunpei Yorifuji
September 2012
Beginner
208 pages
4h 32m
English
No Starch Press
Content preview from Wonderful Life with the Elements
165
0.12 G EQUIVALENT
OF ZINC FOR EXPERI-
MENTAL USE
ZINC
IRON
SODIUM &
CHLORINE
SULFUR
PHOSPHORUS
CALCIUM
OTHERS
¥13,000
THE COST OF ONE HUMAN BEING
How much does a human cost? I tried
to calculate the price using common
materials that anyone can buy and
included most of the elements in the
human body. If we assume that the
person weighs around 60 kg (132 lbs),
the body’s worth roughly ¥13,000.
I guess it’s up to each person to decide
how much tax goes on top of that...
3 G EQUIVALENT IN
IRON NAILS
180 G EQUIVALENT IN
TABLE SALT
120 G EQUIVALENT
IN SULFUR FOR
EXPERIMENTAL USE
600 G EQUIVALENT IN
PHOSPHORUS-BASED
FERTILIZER
240 G EQUIVALENT IN
POTASSIUM-BASED ...
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