Death countdown
Original ID : 5654 Created On : 2006-01-19 Last Modified : 2006-03-27
In one primary school assembly we were solemnly told that every nine seconds, someone, somewhere in the world, dies. The next week saw the playground filled with the eerie sound of small children chanting “1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, somebody’s died, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, somebody’s died,” usually whilst skipping.