Counting things

[j4]

fivemack muses on the comparative numbers of mice, humans, rabbits, cows and wildebeeste, reminding me of a pub conversation recently in which the question of how many Magdalen deer you'd have to kill in order to feed all Magdalen's students was hotly debated[*]. This led to me asking AQA "How many venison steaks would you get from one adult deer?", to which they responded: "An adult deer weighs 115-135lbs. Half of that is bones and hide. There's 1 cubic ft of lean venison. It yields 30-40 steaks, depending on their size." So I just thought I'd share that knowledge with the internet.

Yes, I am procrastinating.

[*] for "hotly debated" read "amicably discussed over a post-theatre beer".

Comments

[aardvark179.livejournal.com]

I saw a rather amusing version of that debate which was roughly, "When the US economy completely collapses (as it is doomed to do any day now) what proportion of the population could survive by abandoning the cities and taking up hunting."

[addedentry.livejournal.com]

I am disappointed (but not surprised) that the 'live feed' (http://www.text118118.com/livefeed.aspx) of questions asked at 118118 repeats itself - specifically, 'where was lenny kravitz born'.

mmm...bambi

[emperor]

Depends on species of deer, shirley?