a stupid thought while passing burger king

have you ever pondered over how much of the world's supply of ketchup actually gets eaten? i mean, everyone takes more ketchup than they need for fries, and it gets left behind on fast food trays or on the bottom of those silly plastic cups they sometimes give you. or there are the last bits that you can't squeeze out of the little ketchup packets unless you're one of those compulsive people who squeezes from the bottom and rolls them up as you go, and even then. and that's if you even get round to opening the little packet in the first place -- think of the number of them that just get tossed. then there's ketchup left at the bottom and sides of the bottles in diners and people's homes, and ketchup that just molders away in pantries for decades because they couldn't resist buying 120 bottles at costco at one go. you know, i wouldn't be at all surprised if there's a 1:1 ratio of wasted ketchup to ketchup that actually makes it into a stomach. a tragic waste indeed.