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On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 9:39 PM, Grant Sewell wrote: >> "A wireless keyboard uses four batteries. We made about 40 billion of >> these in the world this year." >> >> I somehow doubt that number, as it would mean about six wireless >> keyboards per person a year. > > I was somehow under the impression that they meant the manufacture of > ~40bn batteries... I suppose you're very right. :) Teaches me for being a pedant! (So my post has just been reduced to a random observation about an electrical toothbrush. Living life on the edge...) Martijn. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html