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| date = February 17, 2014 | | date = February 17, 2014 | ||
| title = Frequency | | title = Frequency | ||
− | | custom = <center><table | + | | custom = <center><table><tr> |
− | + | <td>[[File:heartbeat.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> | |
− | <td>[[File:birth.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:birth.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
− | <td>[[File:death.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:death.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
− | <td>[[File:wikipedia.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:wikipedia.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
− | <td>[[File:vibrator.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:vibrator.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
</tr><tr> | </tr><tr> | ||
− | <td>[[File:car china.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:car china.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
− | <td>[[File:car japan.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:car japan.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
− | <td>[[File:car germany.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:car germany.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
− | <td>[[File:car us.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:car us.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
− | <td>[[File:car elsewhere.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:car elsewhere.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
</tr><tr> | </tr><tr> | ||
− | <td>[[File:kiss.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:kiss.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
− | <td>[[File:fire dept.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:fire dept.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
− | <td>[[File:holeinone.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:holeinone.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
− | <td>[[File:turnsignal1.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:turnsignal1.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
− | <td>[[File:turnsignal2.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:turnsignal2.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
</tr><tr> | </tr><tr> | ||
− | <td>[[File:earthquake1.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:earthquake1.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
− | <td>[[File:earthquake2.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:earthquake2.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
− | <td>[[File:earthquake3.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:earthquake3.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
− | <td>[[File:earthquake4.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:earthquake4.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
− | <td>[[File:parliament toilet.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:parliament toilet.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
</tr><tr> | </tr><tr> | ||
− | <td>[[File:flight.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:flight.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
− | <td>[[File:book mockingbird.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:book mockingbird.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
− | <td>[[File:cat mockingbird.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:cat mockingbird.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
− | <td>[[File:phoenixshoes.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:phoenixshoes.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
− | <td>[[File:phoenix.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:phoenix.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
</tr><tr> | </tr><tr> | ||
− | <td>[[File:keys.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:keys.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
− | <td>[[File:amelia.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:amelia.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
− | <td>[[File:dogbite.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:dogbite.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
− | <td>[[File:bike.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:bike.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
− | <td>[[File:eagle.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:eagle.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
</tr><tr> | </tr><tr> | ||
− | <td>[[File:bottles.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:bottles.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
− | <td>[[File:recycled.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:recycled.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
− | <td>[[File:meteor.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:meteor.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
− | <td>[[File:oldfaithful.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:oldfaithful.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
− | <td>[[File:shark.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:shark.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
</tr><tr> | </tr><tr> | ||
− | <td>[[File:us cancer.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:us cancer.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
− | <td>[[File:us cancer death.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:us cancer death.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
− | <td>[[File:dog.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:dog.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
− | <td>[[File:cat.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:cat.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
− | <td>[[File:wedding.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:wedding.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
</tr><tr> | </tr><tr> | ||
− | <td>[[File:domain.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:domain.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
− | <td>[[File:house.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:house.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
− | <td>[[File:tattoo.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:tattoo.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
− | <td>[[File:pulsar.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:pulsar.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
− | <td>[[File:facebook.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:facebook.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
</tr><tr> | </tr><tr> | ||
− | <td>[[File:iphone.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:iphone.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
− | <td>[[File:littleleague.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:littleleague.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
− | <td>[[File:ndsex.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:ndsex.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
− | <td>[[File:bieber.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:bieber.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
− | <td>[[File:denverpizza.gif]]</td> | + | <td>[[File:denverpizza.gif|This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.]]</td> |
</tr></table></center> | </tr></table></center> | ||
| titletext = This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops. | | titletext = This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops. | ||
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A thorough analysis of the frequencies present in this comic and how they relate to the underlying technology (the GIF format) was published as [http://notebooks.jsvine.com/reverse-engineering-xkcd-frequency/ Reverse Engineering xkcd's 'Frequency']. | A thorough analysis of the frequencies present in this comic and how they relate to the underlying technology (the GIF format) was published as [http://notebooks.jsvine.com/reverse-engineering-xkcd-frequency/ Reverse Engineering xkcd's 'Frequency']. | ||
− | The table below lists all the events and their | + | The table below lists all the events and their duration / frequency. Some events make reference to other comics. |
===Events=== | ===Events=== | ||
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!Period (seconds) | !Period (seconds) | ||
!Frequency (per minute) | !Frequency (per minute) | ||
− | !Frequency (per year) | + | !Frequency (per year,<br>N/I = not interesting) |
!class="unsortable"|Explanation and/or references to other comics. | !class="unsortable"|Explanation and/or references to other comics. | ||
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|[[File:death.gif]] | |[[File:death.gif]] | ||
− | |One death||style="text-align:right;"|0.56||style="text-align:right;"|107||style="text-align:right;"|56,360,000||The {{w|Mortality rate|Mortality rate}} is much lower than the birth rate shown above; thus, the world's population continues to increase. | + | |One death||style="text-align:right;"|0.56||style="text-align:right;"|107||style="text-align:right;"|56,360,000||The {{w|Mortality rate|Mortality rate}} is much lower than the birth rate shown above; thus, the world's population continues to increase. |
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|[[File:wikipedia.gif]] | |[[File:wikipedia.gif]] | ||
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|[[File:holeinone.gif]] | |[[File:holeinone.gif]] | ||
− | |Someone hits a hole-in-one||style="text-align:right;"|180 | + | |Someone hits a hole-in-one||style="text-align:right;"|180||style="text-align:right;"|⅓<br>(20 per hour)||style="text-align:right;"|175,320||A {{w|hole in one}} is a feat in {{w|golf}} in which the player hits the ball directly from the tee into the cup with one shot. This does not account for the possibility of [https://what-if.xkcd.com/85/ Rocket Golf]. |
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|[[File:turnsignal1.gif]] | |[[File:turnsignal1.gif]] | ||
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|[[File:earthquake3.gif]] | |[[File:earthquake3.gif]] | ||
− | |Earthquake (magnitude 3)||style="text-align:right;"|242.6 | + | |Earthquake (magnitude 3)||style="text-align:right;"|242.6||style="text-align:right;"|¼<br>(15 per hour)||style="text-align:right;"|130,000|| The US Geological Survey estimates that [http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/year/eqstats.php 130 thousand] earthquakes of magnitude 3.0-3.9 occur worldwide each year. |
Earthquakes below this magnitude pass by largely unnoticed by most people (or [[723|tweeters]]). | Earthquakes below this magnitude pass by largely unnoticed by most people (or [[723|tweeters]]). | ||
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|[[File:earthquake4.gif]] | |[[File:earthquake4.gif]] | ||
− | |Earthquake (magnitude 4)||style="text-align:right;"|2426 | + | |Earthquake (magnitude 4)||style="text-align:right;"|2426||style="text-align:right;"|0.025<br>(1.5 per hour)||style="text-align:right;"|13,000|| The US Geological Survey estimates that [http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/year/eqstats.php 13 thousand] earthquakes of magnitude 4.0-4.9 occur worldwide each year. |
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|[[File:parliament toilet.gif]] | |[[File:parliament toilet.gif]] | ||
− | |A member of the UK parliament flushes a toilet||style="text-align:right;"|10.06||style="text-align:right;"|6||style="text-align:right;"|3,140,000||At the time of this comic, there were | + | |A member of the UK parliament flushes a toilet||style="text-align:right;"|10.06||style="text-align:right;"|6||style="text-align:right;"|3,140,000||At the time of this comic, there were 650 elected MPs and in the UK parliament, resulting in an average of 13.2 flushes per MP per day, which would mean that supposing that MPs get up to go to the toilet once between midnight and 6am, that means that during the rest of the day they are averaging a trip to the toilet every hour and a half. It appears that Randall included the unelected Lords in the upper house of Parliament (not technically called Members of Parliament), which numbered around 780 at the time of the comic. In that case, that averages a slightly more reasonable 6 flushes per Parlimentarian per day. |
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|[[File:flight.gif]] | |[[File:flight.gif]] | ||
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|[[File:cat mockingbird.gif]] | |[[File:cat mockingbird.gif]] | ||
− | |Someone's pet cat kills a mockingbird||style="text-align:right;"|1.82||style="text-align:right;"|33||style="text-align:right;"|17,340,000||Whereas the previous item references the well-known book "To Kill a Mockingbird", this one talks about {{w|Mockingbird|mockingbirds}} being literally killed (in this case, by cats). [http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Mimus_polyglottos/ | + | |Someone's pet cat kills a mockingbird||style="text-align:right;"|1.82||style="text-align:right;"|33||style="text-align:right;"|17,340,000||Whereas the previous item references the well-known book "To Kill a Mockingbird", this one talks about {{w|Mockingbird|mockingbirds}} being literally killed (in this case, by cats). There are 45 million mockingbirds in the world;[http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Mimus_polyglottos/] this means that according to Randall, cats kill 39% of mockingbirds in one year, i.e. in 2.5 years they are able to kill all mockingbirds (excluding the ones that are born in the meantime). |
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|[[File:phoenixshoes.gif]] | |[[File:phoenixshoes.gif]] | ||
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|[[File:phoenix.gif]] | |[[File:phoenix.gif]] | ||
− | |Someone in Phoenix puts on a condom||style="text-align:right;"|2.05||style="text-align:right;"|29||style="text-align:right;"|15,390,000|| | + | |Someone in Phoenix puts on a condom||style="text-align:right;"|2.05||style="text-align:right;"|29||style="text-align:right;"|15,390,000||An unverifiable joke that would take into account the sexually active population of Phoenix, cross-tabulated with those who use protection, and finally those who are ready to engage in intercourse at any given time. It's one thing to attempt to calculate copulation rates, but the condom makes it a joke and fluke variable. |
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|[[File:keys.gif]] | |[[File:keys.gif]] | ||
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* The number of persons called {{w|Amelia (given name)|Amelia}} ([http://howmanyofme.com/ est. 82,572 people in the U.S.]) | * The number of persons called {{w|Amelia (given name)|Amelia}} ([http://howmanyofme.com/ est. 82,572 people in the U.S.]) | ||
* The number of persons born between November 22 and December 22 under the astrological sign of {{w|Sagittarius (astrology)|Sagittarius}} (~1/12th of the population, i.e. approximately 6881 Amelias in the U.S.) | * The number of persons born between November 22 and December 22 under the astrological sign of {{w|Sagittarius (astrology)|Sagittarius}} (~1/12th of the population, i.e. approximately 6881 Amelias in the U.S.) | ||
− | * The frequency of soda (soft drinks) being drunk ([http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/foo_sof_dri_con-food-soft-drink-consumption | + | * The frequency of soda (soft drinks) being drunk (216 liters per person per year in the U.S.[http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/foo_sof_dri_con-food-soft-drink-consumption]). |
According to our figures, 6881 Amelias drink 1.44 million liters of soft drinks per year in the United States alone, which means that Randall's figures only account for American Amelias (drinking 355 mL or 12 fl. oz. of soda in each drink). | According to our figures, 6881 Amelias drink 1.44 million liters of soft drinks per year in the United States alone, which means that Randall's figures only account for American Amelias (drinking 355 mL or 12 fl. oz. of soda in each drink). | ||
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|[[File:bike.gif]] | |[[File:bike.gif]] | ||
− | |Someone steals a bicycle||style="text-align:right;"|24.93||style="text-align:right;"|2.4||style="text-align:right;"|1,265,000||About half of all | + | |Someone steals a bicycle||style="text-align:right;"|24.93||style="text-align:right;"|2.4||style="text-align:right;"|1,265,000||About half of all cyclists have their bikes stolen, oftentimes more than once, but riders have a 90% chance of theft, all according to [http://www.citylab.com/commute/2014/04/these-8-depressing-bike-theft-statistics-show-just-how-bad-problem/8890/ this report]. |
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|[[File:eagle.gif]] | |[[File:eagle.gif]] | ||
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|[[File:bottles.gif]] | |[[File:bottles.gif]] | ||
− | |50,000 plastic bottles are produced||style="text-align:right;"|1.27||style="text-align:right;"|47||style="text-align:right;"|24 | + | |50,000 plastic bottles are produced||style="text-align:right;"|1.27||style="text-align:right;"|47||style="text-align:right;"|1.24 trillion||This fact speaks for itself, but here are some [http://www.banthebottle.net/bottled-water-facts/ alarming facts] about plastic bottle production and usage. |
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|[[File:recycled.gif]] | |[[File:recycled.gif]] | ||
− | |50,000 plastic bottles are recycled||style="text-align:right;"|4.64||style="text-align:right;"|13||style="text-align:right;"| | + | |50,000 plastic bottles are recycled||style="text-align:right;"|4.64||style="text-align:right;"|13||style="text-align:right;"|340 billion||27% of the plastic bottles manufactured get [[885: Recycling|recycled]] |
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|[[File:meteor.gif]] | |[[File:meteor.gif]] | ||
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|[[File:oldfaithful.gif]] | |[[File:oldfaithful.gif]] | ||
− | |Old Faithful erupts||style="text-align:right;"|5640<br>(94 minutes)||style="text-align:right;"|0.011<br>(15 per day)||style="text-align:right;"|5,595||{{w|Old Faithful}} is a geyser in {{w|Yellowstone National Park}} in the US, that tends to erupt every 65 or 91 minutes. XKCD's period of 1h 34m falls between the [ | + | |Old Faithful erupts||style="text-align:right;"|5640<br>(94 minutes)||style="text-align:right;"|0.011<br>(15 per day)||style="text-align:right;"|5,595||{{w|Old Faithful}} is a geyser in {{w|Yellowstone National Park}} in the US, that tends to erupt every 65 or 91 minutes. XKCD's period of 1h 34m falls between the [http://geysertimes.org/getGeyserInfo.php?geyserID=2 mean and median of recent Old Faithful eruptions] and corresponds to a [http://geysertimes.org/getSingleEruption.php?id=645135 February 16, 2014 eruption]. |
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|[[File:shark.gif]] | |[[File:shark.gif]] | ||
− | |A fishing boat catches a shark||style="text-align:right;"|0.83||style="text-align:right;"|72||style="text-align:right;"|38,000,000|| [[1326: Sharks]]; Shark populations have experienced severe declines due to fishing impacts both of {{w|shark finning|finning}} and by-catch. | + | |A fishing boat catches a shark||style="text-align:right;"|0.83||style="text-align:right;"|72||style="text-align:right;"|38,000,000|| [[1326: Sharks]]; Shark populations have experienced severe declines due to fishing impacts both of {{w|shark finning|finning}} and by-catch.[http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=shark+population+decline+fishing] |
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|[[File:us cancer.gif]] | |[[File:us cancer.gif]] | ||
− | |Someone in the US is diagnosed with cancer||style="text-align:right;"|18.99||style="text-align:right;"|3.2||style="text-align:right;"|1,660,000|| According to the [http://www.cancer.org American Cancer Society], there will be an estimated 1,665,540 new cancer cases diagnosed | + | |Someone in the US is diagnosed with cancer||style="text-align:right;"|18.99||style="text-align:right;"|3.2||style="text-align:right;"|1,660,000|| According to the [http://www.cancer.org American Cancer Society], there will be an estimated 1,665,540 new cancer cases diagnosed ins the US in 2014. |
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|[[File:us cancer death.gif]] | |[[File:us cancer death.gif]] | ||
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|[[File:pulsar.gif]] | |[[File:pulsar.gif]] | ||
− | |The star PSR J1748-2446AD rotates 1,000 times||style="text-align:right;"|1.4||style="text-align:right;"|42.9||style="text-align:right;"|22,548,240, | + | |The star PSR J1748-2446AD rotates 1,000 times||style="text-align:right;"|1.4||style="text-align:right;"|42.9||style="text-align:right;"|22,548,240, which means 23.5 billion times per year||{{w|PSR J1748-2446ad}} is the fastest spinning {{w|pulsar}} known. |
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|[[File:facebook.gif]] | |[[File:facebook.gif]] | ||
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− | |Someone has sex in North Dakota||style="text-align:right;"|1.38||style="text-align:right;"|43||style="text-align:right;"|22,900,000||Since {{w|North Dakota}} has 723,000 inhabitants (ranked the 48th state), and if we estimate the sexually active population as 80% (and if ''someone'' means ''a couple)'' this means that people in North Dakota have sex 79.1 times a year. It is estimated that [http://geography.about.com/od/culturalgeography/a/geographyofsex.htm | + | |Someone has sex in North Dakota||style="text-align:right;"|1.38||style="text-align:right;"|43||style="text-align:right;"|22,900,000||Since {{w|North Dakota}} has 723,000 inhabitants (ranked the 48th state), and if we estimate the sexually active population as 80% (and if ''someone'' means ''a couple)'' this means that people in North Dakota have sex 79.1 times a year. It is estimated that 3.93% of the world population has sex on a given day;[http://geography.about.com/od/culturalgeography/a/geographyofsex.htm] Randall's rate for North Dakota is 17.3% which is not low. |
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− | |Someone in Denver orders | + | |Someone in Denver orders pizza||style="text-align:right;"|1.27||style="text-align:right;"|47||style="text-align:right;"|24,800,000|| In 2013, an estimated [http://www.statisticbrain.com/pizza-statistics/ 3 billion] pizzas were sold in the US. With a population of approximately 320 million, this is an average of just over 9 pizzas per person per year. According to the [http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/08/08031.html 2010 Census], the population of Denver was, rounded, 650,000. The frequency shown equates to over 38 pizzas per person per year, four times the national average. |
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