If you have ever wondered how much it costs to make 7 million New Yorkers all shit their pants at the same time, now you know: $300,000, which is actually kind of a bargain. According to Defense Secretary Robert Gates, that’s how much it cost to send a low-flying passenger jet on a little tour of Lower Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty a couple of weeks back. The cost of adult diapers, on the other hand, is expected to run into the billions. [MSNBC]