Originally Posted by Winged Wheeler

I just looked at up the info for ANWR. The whole thing is 19.6 million acres. 2,000 acres is what they want to use for a drilling operation. Divide 2,000 by 19.6M and you get about .0001

Now the paper in the printer right next to where you're sitting, if it is 8.5X11, has 93.5 square in. Multiply that by .0001 and you get, rounded off, .01 inches squared--or the area enclosed by a square 1/10 of an inch each side.

If you print a page with nothing but a capital "O", you'll have a nice visual image of the ratio of drilling area to ANWR. I'm sure the polar bears can squeeze by without that.

I went to the zoo so you'd better double check my math.

WW