Comments on: Appeasing the Lesser of Two Evils http://rokdrop.com/2007/09/29/appeasing-the-lesser-of-two-evils/ Korea From North to South Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:02:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Who Will Save Yoo Sang-joon? at ROK Drop http://rokdrop.com/2007/09/29/appeasing-the-lesser-of-two-evils/comment-page-1/#comment-100626 Who Will Save Yoo Sang-joon? at ROK Drop Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:24:36 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2007/09/29/appeasing-the-lesser-of-two-evils/#comment-100626 [...] citizen.  The US government won’t do anything because they have to much invested in the myth of progress.  The United Nations?  Are you kidding me?  The only hope for this man is from all of us [...] [...] citizen.  The US government won’t do anything because they have to much invested in the myth of progress.  The United Nations?  Are you kidding me?  The only hope for this man is from all of us [...]

]]> By: ChickenHead http://rokdrop.com/2007/09/29/appeasing-the-lesser-of-two-evils/comment-page-1/#comment-78057 ChickenHead Mon, 01 Oct 2007 07:13:06 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2007/09/29/appeasing-the-lesser-of-two-evils/#comment-78057 Uh... thanks, GI... but it wasn't such a monumental effort. 25,000,000 divided by 50,000 is actually 5 into 2500... or 5 into 25 with two added zeros. I did have to look up gallons per mt... not exactly a secret... and use Calc.exe to come up with price per gallon. In the end, though, I was joking. But can we still send 'em Rosie? Free of charge? J! Uh… thanks, GI… but it wasn't such a monumental effort.

25,000,000 divided by 50,000 is actually 5 into 2500… or 5 into 25 with two added zeros.

I did have to look up gallons per mt… not exactly a secret… and use Calc.exe to come up with price per gallon.

In the end, though, I was joking.

But can we still send 'em Rosie? Free of charge?

J!

]]> By: GI Korea http://rokdrop.com/2007/09/29/appeasing-the-lesser-of-two-evils/comment-page-1/#comment-78002 GI Korea Sun, 30 Sep 2007 21:55:30 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2007/09/29/appeasing-the-lesser-of-two-evils/#comment-78002 Chickenhead, I can't believe you actually did the math on all that but the Norks probably don't have to pay all the state and federal taxes people in the states need to pay for their fuel. Chickenhead,

I can't believe you actually did the math on all that but the Norks probably don't have to pay all the state and federal taxes people in the states need to pay for their fuel.

]]> By: ChickenHead http://rokdrop.com/2007/09/29/appeasing-the-lesser-of-two-evils/comment-page-1/#comment-77900 ChickenHead Sun, 30 Sep 2007 03:44:37 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2007/09/29/appeasing-the-lesser-of-two-evils/#comment-77900 "The United States on Friday announced it would spend up to $25 million to pay for 50,000 tons of heavy fuel oil for North Korea" $25 million for 50,000 metric tonnes of fuel oil... hmmm. That would be $500 per mt. Depending on the kinematic viscosity of the fuel oil (expressed in centiStokes (cSt)), the volume per weight can differ by a percent or two. The oil is probably 180 cSt. One mt of 180 cSt fuel oil is 277.4 gallons... ergo 1.80 dollars per gallon. This is a bit less than the $2.18 per gallon that we would be paying today to fill up before the coming winter price hike. So. Not only does North Korea get $25 million in free fuel oil, they get it with an 18% discount from what an American has to pay. I'm offended. I say we invoke the "or the monetary equivalent in other aid and assistance" part of the deal and, based on current salary, send them Rosie O'Donnell for 12 and a half years. J! "The United States on Friday announced it would spend up to $25 million to pay for 50,000 tons of heavy fuel oil for North Korea"

$25 million for 50,000 metric tonnes of fuel oil… hmmm.

That would be $500 per mt.

Depending on the kinematic viscosity of the fuel oil (expressed in centiStokes (cSt)), the volume per weight can differ by a percent or two. The oil is probably 180 cSt.

One mt of 180 cSt fuel oil is 277.4 gallons… ergo 1.80 dollars per gallon.

This is a bit less than the $2.18 per gallon that we would be paying today to fill up before the coming winter price hike.

So. Not only does North Korea get $25 million in free fuel oil, they get it with an 18% discount from what an American has to pay.

I'm offended.

I say we invoke the "or the monetary equivalent in other aid and assistance" part of the deal and, based on current salary, send them Rosie O'Donnell for 12 and a half years.

J!

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