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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: How many read on the train?




Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on the train

Originally uploaded by Ken the City Mouse.

How many copies of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows were muggles reading on New York subway trains this evening? Well, there are four being read in this subway car. Let’s calculate…

According to the MTA’s website, there are about 6,200 subway cars in service. Assuming an average of four per car were read on the train this evening, 4 times 6,200 is 24,800.

So there were about 24,800 copies of Harry Potter riding the subway system when this photo was taken…Please note that this is not a scientific estimate in any way.

So, what’s the maximum number of Harry Potter readers you’ve seen on the train at once?