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* Searches for "<span style="background:#2294e8">'''sewing machine'''</span>" are likely driven by people trying to make their own {{w|cloth face mask}}s, to help contain the spread of the virus, due to an ongoing shortage of professionally made masks. (Ironically, a common search is "how to make mask without sewing machine", so this may be partially driven by a lack of machines). | * Searches for "<span style="background:#2294e8">'''sewing machine'''</span>" are likely driven by people trying to make their own {{w|cloth face mask}}s, to help contain the spread of the virus, due to an ongoing shortage of professionally made masks. (Ironically, a common search is "how to make mask without sewing machine", so this may be partially driven by a lack of machines). | ||
* Searches for "<span style="background:#e94c30">'''Webcam'''</span>" are likely driven by a massive increase in virtual meetings and video conferencing, as people increasingly work from home and pursue other social distancing strategies. | * Searches for "<span style="background:#e94c30">'''Webcam'''</span>" are likely driven by a massive increase in virtual meetings and video conferencing, as people increasingly work from home and pursue other social distancing strategies. | ||
| β | * "<span style="background:#f0c52e">'''{{w|Andrew Cuomo}}'''</span>" | + | * "<span style="background:#f0c52e">'''{{w|Andrew Cuomo}}'''</span>" is the governor of {{w|New York (state)|New York}}, the state hit hardest by the pandemic in the United States at the time of this comic's publication. He has accrued lots of media attention for his (initially praised, but now rather controversial) response to COVID-19. Governor Cuomo (like most state governors) wasn't subject to much national attention before the epidemic, but became something of a household name during the crisis. |
* Searches for "<span style="background:#579c52">'''flour'''</span>" are likely caused by an increase in baking due to people staying at home. This is also referred to in [[2296: Sourdough Starter]]. The searches may be driven by people looking for recipes and baking tips, and it may also be driven by people trying to find flour in the face of local shortages. The little lump at the end of November and December can probably be attributed to people baking for Thanksgiving and Christmas. | * Searches for "<span style="background:#579c52">'''flour'''</span>" are likely caused by an increase in baking due to people staying at home. This is also referred to in [[2296: Sourdough Starter]]. The searches may be driven by people looking for recipes and baking tips, and it may also be driven by people trying to find flour in the face of local shortages. The little lump at the end of November and December can probably be attributed to people baking for Thanksgiving and Christmas. | ||
* A "<span style="background:#9440a5">'''pangolin'''</span>" is a mammal found in Africa and Asia. Pangolins are traditionally little known outside of their natural habitats, with many people in other countries not even aware of their existence (hence the almost total absence of searches at the beginning of the chart). This changed, when it was speculated that {{w|SARS-CoV-2}} possibly crossed over to humans from wild animals sold in {{w|wet market}}s in {{w|Wuhan}}, China, and pangolins are considered to be one of the most likely sources. This has given the previously obscure creatures a fairly morbid form of global fame and attention. | * A "<span style="background:#9440a5">'''pangolin'''</span>" is a mammal found in Africa and Asia. Pangolins are traditionally little known outside of their natural habitats, with many people in other countries not even aware of their existence (hence the almost total absence of searches at the beginning of the chart). This changed, when it was speculated that {{w|SARS-CoV-2}} possibly crossed over to humans from wild animals sold in {{w|wet market}}s in {{w|Wuhan}}, China, and pangolins are considered to be one of the most likely sources. This has given the previously obscure creatures a fairly morbid form of global fame and attention. | ||
