Since we've recently learned that the value of a lost life is inversely proportional to the population of the country, we need a way to concisely and conveniently discuss tragedies and their relative values. Using 9/11 as the defining constant, we define one (1) Bush as the death of 3000/285,000,000 ≈ 0.00105% of a nation's population. Perhaps easier to remember, 1 kB (kiloBush) is approximately equal to the death of 1% of the population.

Some examples for reference:

9/11 is 1 Bush (of course)
total annihilation of a countries population is 100 kiloBushes (the largest value possible under relativistic models)
1 man in Vatican City choking to death on a hotdog is approx. 124 Bushes.

These changes will be voted on in the 2024 General Conference on Weights and Measures and are expected to pass unanimously.

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[–] culpritus@hexbear.net 21 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

I prefer the more granular competing unit named Tower. 2 Towers = 1 Bush

In the Vatican City example, one death would be 62 Towers. Much more functional in everyday use.

[–] comrade_pibb@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago

Teaspoons and tablespoons

[–] NewAcctWhoDis@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago

You flipped it, it would be 248 Towers.

[–] CliffordBigRedDog@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago

Pi vs Tau