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Checking some numbers - Meat seems consistent with [http://www.ers.usda.gov/media/286014/sb965f_1_.pdf this USDA report] (I got ''32.1 GL''), but Milk Consumption (''29.8 GL'') was way off - mainly I think because it was based on consumption - not production.  Using the numbers listed of "all dairy products" is ''86.3 GL'', which isn't right either - but closer.  Cheese (''4.44 GL'') was also off.  In the small pipes, based upon a report [https://ladyofthecakes.wordpress.com/2013/09/06/who-eats-the-most-mayonnaise-ketchup-mustard/ here], Mayo (''0.656 GL''), Ketchup (''0.687 GL'') were way off.  Mustard (''0.106 GL'') wasn't that far off. Further investigation is coming as I find the time, but it seems that production numbers were used more than consumption numbers - (consistent with the note of "pipes overlap" - obviously you can't consume something that's been used in something else). --[[Special:Contributions/188.114.106.47|188.114.106.47]] 18:02, 2 March 2016 (UTC)
 
Checking some numbers - Meat seems consistent with [http://www.ers.usda.gov/media/286014/sb965f_1_.pdf this USDA report] (I got ''32.1 GL''), but Milk Consumption (''29.8 GL'') was way off - mainly I think because it was based on consumption - not production.  Using the numbers listed of "all dairy products" is ''86.3 GL'', which isn't right either - but closer.  Cheese (''4.44 GL'') was also off.  In the small pipes, based upon a report [https://ladyofthecakes.wordpress.com/2013/09/06/who-eats-the-most-mayonnaise-ketchup-mustard/ here], Mayo (''0.656 GL''), Ketchup (''0.687 GL'') were way off.  Mustard (''0.106 GL'') wasn't that far off. Further investigation is coming as I find the time, but it seems that production numbers were used more than consumption numbers - (consistent with the note of "pipes overlap" - obviously you can't consume something that's been used in something else). --[[Special:Contributions/188.114.106.47|188.114.106.47]] 18:02, 2 March 2016 (UTC)
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: Ok after review of Saliva Pools 500 mL/day figure (stated within this last month), the population should product 59.9 GL of Saliva.  Comparing with the 71.6 GL listed shows that the saliva pipe should have a diameter of 77.8 cm.  Applying this scaling to "not-meg" gives a height of 165 cm - which matches [https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=average%20height%20of%20a%20woman with what Google says] for Average woman height.  I'll rescale everything in the lower panel to match unless I see a disagreement. --[[Special:Contributions/188.114.106.47|188.114.106.47]] 19:20, 2 March 2016 (UTC)
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: Ok after review of Saliva Pools 500 mL/day figure (stated within this last month), the population should product 59.9 GL of Saliva.  Comparing with the 71.6 GL listed shows that the saliva pipe should have a diameter of 77.8 cm.  Applying this scaling to "not-meg" gives a height of 165 cm - which matches [https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=average%20height%20of%20a%20woman with what Google says] for Average woman height.  I'll rescale everything in the lower panel to match unless I see a disagreement.

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