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+ | '''Note:''' Clicking on the image on xkcd (click the date above the comic to go to the comic on xkcd) takes you to an [http://xkcd.com/980/huge/ interactive] and '''much much''' larger image. <br> | ||
+ | On the interactive image there are two links:<br> | ||
+ | One takes you to the [http://xkcd.com/980/sources/ sources and downloads] page where a list of sources can be downloaded (DataDump.csv).<br> | ||
+ | Also the [http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/money_huge.png full image] can be downloaded here (it is a PNG of considerable size: 12528x8352 pixels).<br> | ||
+ | This is one of the comics that can be [http://store.xkcd.com/products/money-poster bought as a poster] on xkcd and the other link takes you there. | ||
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
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− | This is | + | This is another [[:Category:Charts|chart]] comic - a type of comic that [[Randall]] does from time to time. He has for instance done [[Online Communities|maps of the Internet]] ([[Online Communities 2|twice]]!) and other huge visualizations like this chart [[Radiation]] with a similar structure as this chart but with Radiation as the subject. The Radiation chart is most likely the inspiration for this much more comprehensive Money chart. |
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+ | In the chart there are five boxes with items on different scales of monetary value. Each scale of dollar increments are different colors. One dollar increments are green - naturally, because American paper money is green. Thousands are Orange/Red. Millions are gray. Billions are yellow. Trillions are blue. This comic uses {{w|Long and short scales|the short scale}} for naming large numbers (so a billion = 1000 millions = 10<sup>9</sup> rather than a million millions = 10<sup>12</sup> as in continental Europe). | ||
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+ | Because the comic is so huge and complex the explanation has been split into several parts and also individual pages: | ||
+ | :Below are [[#Tables with explanations|five tables]] with explanation for some of the items. | ||
+ | :The [[#Transcript|transcript]] is (as is usually the case with huge comics) only given for the text that is visible on the picture shown here above.<br> | ||
+ | :However the '''[[980: Money/Transcript|full transcript]]''' for all the text in the [http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/money_huge.png huge image] has also been completed. | ||
+ | :Finally some [[980: Money/Prices in tables|tables with prices]] has been made (although they are not yet complete). | ||
− | In | + | In the Billions box there is a vague term called the "Economic Vortex" as well as arrows that flow between different blocks of this box. This is to show where the money goes. Where it is collected from, and where it is distributed to. |
− | Included in one frame is a small man with a red and white striped shirt, blue pants, a cane and a knit cap. He is known as Wally or Waldo (in the US) from the {{w|Where's Wally?|Where's Waldo books}}. To not give anything away for those who wish to search for him themselves there will be no spoiler here. But if someone needs a little help... Then by clicking this [[980: Money/Transcript#Billions|link]] you will be directed to the relevant section amongst the five sections where Waldo can be found. (The link will take you to that section of the full transcript page). If you still cannot find him (or give up in advance) then just search the transcript page for Wally or Waldo | + | Included in one frame is a small man with a red and white striped shirt, blue pants, a cane and a knit cap. He is known as Wally or Waldo (in the US) from the {{w|Where's Wally?|Where's Waldo books}}. To not give anything away for those who wish to search for him themselves there will be no spoiler here. But if someone needs a little help... Then by clicking this [[980: Money/Transcript#Billions|link]] you will be directed to the relevant section amongst the five sections where Waldo can be found. (The link will take you to that section of the full transcript page). If you still cannot find him (or give up in advance) then just search the transcript page for Wally or Waldo. |
The title text is a reference to the phrase "Show me the money!" which originates from the film ''{{w|Jerry Maguire}}''. | The title text is a reference to the phrase "Show me the money!" which originates from the film ''{{w|Jerry Maguire}}''. | ||
− | + | ==Tables with explanations== | |
− | + | ===Dollars=== | |
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{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|+Dollars | |+Dollars | ||
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|Top-left | |Top-left | ||
− | |The price of various common bills and commodities. The One Dollar Menu is a type of menu at various fast food restaurants | + | |The price of various common bills and commodities. The One Dollar Menu is a type of menu at various fast food restaurants. |
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|Middle-left | |Middle-left | ||
− | |Pet Ownership. The {{w|ASPCA}} is the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | + | |Pet Ownership. The {{w|ASPCA}} is the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. |
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|Bottom-right | |Bottom-right | ||
− | |Four boxes indicate that the CEO pay has skyrocketed from $490.31 (hourly) to $5,419.97 (hourly) in the same time period in which the average worker's salary has | + | |Four boxes indicate that the CEO pay has skyrocketed from $490.31 (hourly) to $5,419.97 (hourly) in the same time period in which the average worker's salary has skyrocketed 10 cents. |
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− | + | ===Thousands=== | |
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|+Thousands | |+Thousands | ||
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|A reference to the song by {{w|Bare Naked Ladies}} entitled "{{w|If I Had $1000000}}" and all the things referenced in the song to buy the love of another person. | |A reference to the song by {{w|Bare Naked Ladies}} entitled "{{w|If I Had $1000000}}" and all the things referenced in the song to buy the love of another person. | ||
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|A few items on the marriage of {{w|Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton|Kate Middleton and Prince William}}, the major royal wedding of 2011, including: | |A few items on the marriage of {{w|Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton|Kate Middleton and Prince William}}, the major royal wedding of 2011, including: | ||
*a {{w|Wedding dress of Kate Middleton|wedding dress with its own Wikipedia page}} of 3 times the annual per capita income of the average UK person, | *a {{w|Wedding dress of Kate Middleton|wedding dress with its own Wikipedia page}} of 3 times the annual per capita income of the average UK person, | ||
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− | + | ===Millions=== | |
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|+Millions | |+Millions | ||
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− | |An | + | |An [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-22_Raptor F-22 Raptor fighter jet] (valued at $154.5M) is compared to a Velociraptor ($1.9M in production costs for the film Jurassic Park) |
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{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|+Billions | |+Billions | ||
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{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|+Trillions | |+Trillions | ||
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:[The first section covers single coffees up to the hourly salaries of CEOs. It is located below the title panel and there are a lot of green groups marked by unreadable text.] | :[The first section covers single coffees up to the hourly salaries of CEOs. It is located below the title panel and there are a lot of green groups marked by unreadable text.] | ||
:'''Dollars''' | :'''Dollars''' | ||
− | :[The next section discusses values from around $1000 to $1,000,000, including a dissection of the song If I had $1000000. It is located directly below the Dollars section and has mainly orange groups (but also some | + | :[The next section discusses values from around $1000 to $1,000,000, including a dissection of the song If I had $1000000. It is located directly below the Dollars section and has mainly orange groups (but also some gren) marked by unreadable text.] |
:'''Thousands''' | :'''Thousands''' | ||
:[The third section focuses on $1,000,000 to $1,000,000,000, with a large section on campaign contributions of American political presidential campaigns, values of expensive works of art, and J. K. Rowling. It is located to the right of the Thousands section below the Billions section and there are a lot of gray groups (but also some orange) marked by unreadable text.] | :[The third section focuses on $1,000,000 to $1,000,000,000, with a large section on campaign contributions of American political presidential campaigns, values of expensive works of art, and J. K. Rowling. It is located to the right of the Thousands section below the Billions section and there are a lot of gray groups (but also some orange) marked by unreadable text.] | ||
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:'''Trillions''' | :'''Trillions''' | ||
:['''For the full transcript of the [http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/money_huge.png huge image] see [[980: Money/Transcript]].'''] | :['''For the full transcript of the [http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/money_huge.png huge image] see [[980: Money/Transcript]].'''] | ||
+ | ==Trivia== | ||
+ | *XKCD comics are usually posted at, or around, midnight Eastern time the day of the comic (Monday, Wednesday, Friday). This one was posted at about noon on Monday | ||
+ | **The reason for this was that it was difficult to get it all finished in time, as was explained in the [[Blag]] post titled [http://blog.xkcd.com/2011/11/24/money-chart/ Money chart] released three days later. | ||
+ | **This post also states that this was the first big project he undertook after his [http://blog.xkcd.com/2011/06/30/family-illness/ fiancée was diagnosed] with breast [[:Category:Cancer|cancer]]. | ||
+ | *Most of the amounts has a [http://xkcd.com/980/sources/ source at XKCDS]. In the dollars section there is an [[980: Money/Transcript#Important notes|important note]] that at every possible opportunity Randall used a scholarly work or government publication as a source. | ||
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