Do you think politicians are blowhards, that their collective hot air fills more than the Capitol with inconsequence? The innovative statistician, Statastico, did a handy little comparison to see what could possibly hold more hot air than a Washington DC politician and this is what he found:
So how many breaths does it take to fill up some common things that are full of hot air? The average adult lung capacity is about .18 cubic feet (5 liters) of air. So it would take one breath from about half a million politicians to fill up the average hot air balloon. There aren’t enough politicians to get the job done, but I’m betting that they can call in some help from the lobbyists.
This post appeared in its original form at DC Metblogs
