Disturbing numbers

Sometimes it's painful to read the newspapers. I've had more time than usual in the last two days to peruse ours. Here are three disturbing numbers:

• A baseball team called the West Michigan Whitecaps is adding a 4,800-calorie burger to the menu at Fifth Third Ballpark. The 4-pound behemoth features five beef patties, five slices of cheese, nearly a cup of chili, salsa and corn chips, all piled on an 8-inch sesame bun. Cost: $20.
• In an AP story, "Bad wiring imperils soldiers," it was reported that due to faulty wiring, at least three U.S. soldiers have been electrocuted while showering at American-run facilities in Iraq.
• 19,400 seals were killed in the first stage of Canada's annual seal hunt in the area off Quebec's Iles de la Madeleine in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.