Walls of lead help fight cancer

[zapfbroad]

http://www.childrens...org/hope/?p=912

"Beneath the nature-themed walls in room 6742 on the sixth floor of the expansion space at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is a surprise: 27,000 pounds of lead bricks that fully encase the room..."

keep shootin

Edited July 4, 2012 by zapfbroad

[Hotrod]

Wow... They do a lot of good work at Monroe Carell... God bless the children who have to go there..

[pcrc11]

With an average 150 grain bullet that would make 126,000 bullets if my math is correct.

[Garufa]

With an average 150 grain bullet that would make 126,000 bullets if my math is correct.

Your math is right on. That's a whole lotta bewlitts!

Edited July 5, 2012 by Garufa

[vontar]

Wow now that is a good read. One thing I noticed is why is the 27,000 pounds of Lead Bricks on the 6th floor? Just from a design and planning I would consider putting that on the ground floor or basement to lower the weight on the structure. Notice they said the lead was reclaimed from fired bullets from firing ranges. Swords to saving children.

[Caster]

When I die, If I am found acceptable the gates of heaven will open up and the walls will look like that. You can keep your pathetic gold, that is beautiful to these eyes!

[Caster]

With an average 150 grain bullet that would make 126,000 bullets if my math is correct.

Your math is right on. That's a whole lotta bewlitts!

Huh? How is that right? Or am I just three sheets in the wind tonight?

27,000 [lbs of lead] multiplied times 7,000 [grains per pound] divided by 150g [per bullet ] equals 1,260,000 bullets.

[Jonnin]

When I die, If I am found acceptable the gates of heaven will open up and the walls will look like that. You can keep your pathetic gold, that is beautiful to these eyes!

don't be silly. Gold makes as good a bullet as lead and its as easy to cast, I am sure of it.... I will take the gold....

Edited July 10, 2012 by Jonnin

[SHARPPOINT]

Caster, I was hoping someone would correct the math... One Million Two Hundred and Sixty Thousand bullets

[Garufa]

I apparently need to increase the font size on my abacus.

[monkeylizard]

This is too cool. Now when I feel the need to go to the range, I can tell my wife "it's for the children!"

Seriously though, that has got to be some seriously hard stuff for those kids to go through.