From: "Robert Comer" 

> The example that Geo was using was a desert example. In a city, with tall
buildings
> and such, I don't think 5 gallons of anthrax, would disperse well enough
to kill
> 100s of people, let alone thousands. The tendency of the spores is to
clump,
> decreasing the risk of respiratory problems and increasing contact
problems.

I was actually thinking nuclear material, but even with Anthrax (weapons
quality) if released downwind in a big population center, would probably
cause quite a few deaths, hard to tell though as wind and humidity would
have to be right...

- Bob Comer


"Bill Lucy"  wrote in message
news:MPG.1877d2a79c4924ac98b1e3{at}news.barkto.com...
> Out of darkness, Robert Comer says...
> > 5 gallons is enough to kill thousands if not 100's of thousands if it's
> > sufficiently granularized.  It'd take a little while but the fear factor
(no
> > relation) is what the terrorists want and that's what they'd get.
>
> The example that Geo was using was a desert example. In a city, with tall
buildings
> and such, I don't think 5 gallons of anthrax, would disperse well enough
to kill
> 100s of people, let alone thousands. The tendency of the spores is to
clump,
> decreasing the risk of respiratory problems and increasing contact
problems.
>
> You made me think of a granulated substance that fills the air in Chicago
this time
> of year. When the wind comes from the north or northwest, we'll be treated
to the
> smell of chocolate from Blommer's, a chocolate wholesaler just across the
north
> branch of the Chicago River. You can only smell when the wind comes from a
specific
> direction, and you can't smell it then unless you are in the north part of
the
> Loop. I'm sure that more than 5 gallons of the mixture goes into the
atmosphere
> everyday.
>

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