Thought Provoking Graphs

Pyrrho · Post by **Pyrrho** » Thu Oct 30, 2014 11:45 pm

http://infobeautiful3.s3.amazonaws.com/ ... scope4.png

Rob Lister · Post by **Rob Lister** » Thu Oct 30, 2014 11:58 pm

INterestingly, they put ebola left of HIV.

Pyrrho · Post by **Pyrrho** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 1:00 am

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-0Num ... 14%2B-%2B1

Anaxagoras · Post by **Anaxagoras** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 8:50 am

Rob Lister wrote:INterestingly, they put ebola left of HIV.

Glad there isn't anything in the top right quadrant. Maybe smallpox would have gone there once upon a time? (Particularly for people native to the Western Hemisphere; those in the "Old World" where it was endemic had more resistance to it).

Well HIV certainly has spread far wider. But maybe that's because HIV takes a long time to kill people and so they can be able to spread the disease for years, whereas Ebola has only a short time window to spread.

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Sat Nov 01, 2014 4:13 am

Federal Debt Held by the Public 1790-2013 (percentage of GDP)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ ... 0-2013.png

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_ ... ted_States

Pyrrho · Post by **Pyrrho** » Sun Nov 02, 2014 10:05 pm

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B1dnvm7IEAAk61I.jpg

Bruce · Post by **Bruce** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 2:14 am

Pyrrho wrote:https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B1dnvm7IEAAk61I.jpg

Very nice.

Chemist: I know just enough engineering to be dangerous.
Engineer: I know just enough chemistry to be dangerous.
Chemical Engineer: Why do the chemists and engineers always run when they see me with a round bottomed flask and a pipe wrench??

Rob Lister · Post by **Rob Lister** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 3:04 am

http://static.dyp.im/11wLahg0Wq/d307d50 ... 7f2a69.jpg

I've made whole careers being right the fuck there. Once I get there, I stop trying. Look at that fucking learning curve. I'm not trying to climb that. Fucking hard.

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 5:06 am

They made nice graphs before computers:

https://i.imgur.com/AgKLb0M.jpg

Anaxagoras · Post by **Anaxagoras** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 3:50 am

That's pretty cool. I think you get meanders like that where the ground is almost flat. So there is no obvious way for the water to flow.

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 5:08 am

Anaxagoras wrote:That's pretty cool. I think you get meanders like that where the ground is almost flat. So there is no obvious way for the water to flow.

Quite. The meanders are unstable, water erodes the outside and deposits alluvium on the inside, so they get bigger & bigger until pinched off as an oxbow lake, and a new one starts. You see that layered quality in the graph.

By the way, I've seen the (original) Meander: very flat, covered in reeds, lots of channels without any clear direction of flow. And on a nearby hill, small Greek temple I had the pleasure to have for my exclusive use. (For secret rites, of course…)

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Thu Nov 06, 2014 5:22 am

http://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.co ... perial.jpg

What's the common point? :twisted:

Anaxagoras · Post by **Anaxagoras** » Thu Nov 06, 2014 6:58 am

Tough one. Couldn't think of anything until I clicked the quote button to see the name of the image URL.

Spoiler:

DrMatt · Post by **DrMatt** » Thu Nov 06, 2014 8:21 pm

Witness wrote:They made nice graphs before computers:

https://i.imgur.com/AgKLb0M.jpg

That's where Cthulu has been hiding...

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Fri Nov 07, 2014 4:30 am

http://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.co ... e-moon.jpg

Doctor X · Post by **Doctor X** » Fri Nov 07, 2014 6:30 am

USA!USA!USA!

--J.D.

gnome · Post by **gnome** » Fri Nov 07, 2014 11:23 am

Bruce wrote:
ed wrote: So central africa will be the scene of war, famine, revolutionary activity, death, sadness etc etc. We see it right now. Plenty of time to plan.

What should we do?
Adopt a starving african child like Alyssa Milano keeps begging me to??

-- Sat Oct 25, 2014 10:54 am --

....nah, I'd rather drink two cups of coffee.

I would adopt an endangered giraffe if I thought Alyssa would find out about it and be impressed.

Rob Lister · Post by **Rob Lister** » Fri Nov 07, 2014 1:43 pm

http://i.imgur.com/Ua34tVg.png

They're getting better now that the big names are more vested. The cost is coming way down and efficiency is going way up. I'm still a little suspicious of longevity though. Perhaps I should buy a big name brand and disassemble it to see. The tricky think about LED is ya gotta move the heat. As roughly a third of all fixtures dictate bulbs be placed base-up, that presents problems. Legacy fixtures play a roll here as the upside-down sockets are generally ceramic and designed more to block the flow of heat in high temperature incandescent. That is exactly the opposite of what one needs here, yet the engineers must build to those existing sockets. Kudos to Matt's continuing porch light though. I still haven't got around to stealing it. But I will.

Grammatron · Post by **Grammatron** » Fri Nov 07, 2014 8:31 pm

http://i.imgur.com/rx54l8Z.png

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Sat Nov 08, 2014 5:19 am

Rob Lister wrote:The tricky think about LED is ya gotta move the heat.

The diagram suggests nearly 100 % efficiency ( :shock: ), so there shoulden't be much heat – you just have to funnel the light out of the LED.

Doctor X · Post by **Doctor X** » Sat Nov 08, 2014 9:35 am

This is the 303303rd Post of the Section!

Which is significant.

--J.D.

Rob Lister · Post by **Rob Lister** » Sat Nov 08, 2014 12:08 pm

Witness wrote:
Rob Lister wrote:The tricky think about LED is ya gotta move the heat.
The diagram suggests nearly 100 % efficiency ( :shock: ), so there shoulden't be much heat – you just have to funnel the light out of the LED.

Actually, it suggests nearly 100 lumens per watt. 680 Lu/W =100%, depending on how you define lumen limits.

it strikes me funny that an incandescent is 98% efficient if you use it as a space heater. It approaches 100% if you close your drapes.

Pyrrho · Post by **Pyrrho** » Sat Nov 08, 2014 9:12 pm

http://www.pewinternet.org/files/2014/1 ... ment-2.png

http://www.pewinternet.org/files/2014/1 ... ent-02.png

Rob Lister · Post by **Rob Lister** » Sat Nov 08, 2014 9:32 pm

I cannot believe that number is not 100%, all categories, all genders. At least not for anyone that spends any significant time on the tubes.

Somebody is lying.

shemp · Post by **shemp** » Sun Nov 09, 2014 3:54 am

http://goatclassifieds.com/priceGraph.png

--- Blue=Bucks
--- Red=Fullblood Does
--- Green=Registered % Does
--- Yellow=Unregistered Does
--- Maroon=Unregistered Bucks

This graph displays the daily
average price of goats posted
on GoatClassifieds.com over
the past 30 days.

Anaxagoras · Post by **Anaxagoras** » Sun Nov 09, 2014 4:01 am

Lot of volatility in the price of unregistered does.

shemp · Post by **shemp** » Sun Nov 09, 2014 4:08 am

Could have made a lot of money selling short.

Pyrrho · Post by **Pyrrho** » Sun Nov 09, 2014 7:35 pm

Loads of graphs here:

http://prosecutor.cuyahogacounty.us/en- ... eline.aspx

and from other users of the source application

http://www.tableausoftware.com/public/gallery

Rob Lister · Post by **Rob Lister** » Sun Nov 09, 2014 9:39 pm

Pyrrho wrote:Loads of graphs here:

http://prosecutor.cuyahogacounty.us/en- ... eline.aspx

and from other users of the source application

http://www.tableausoftware.com/public/gallery

What an interesting graph. But I'm having a hard time interpreting it. Does it mean it it getting harder or that trial dates are getting harder to come by?

Pyrrho · Post by **Pyrrho** » Sun Nov 09, 2014 9:41 pm

I think it means it takes longer.

Rob Lister · Post by **Rob Lister** » Sun Nov 09, 2014 10:48 pm

I guess I get that.

Pyrrho · Post by **Pyrrho** » Sun Nov 09, 2014 10:52 pm

It's government stuff. We're not supposed to understand it. They might as well graph the number of sandwiches they sell in the cafeteria.

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Tue Nov 11, 2014 4:35 am

Rob Lister wrote:
Witness wrote:
Rob Lister wrote:The tricky think about LED is ya gotta move the heat.
The diagram suggests nearly 100 % efficiency ( :shock: ), so there shoulden't be much heat – you just have to funnel the light out of the LED.
Actually, it suggests nearly 100 lumens per watt. 680 Lu/W =100%, depending on how you define lumen limits.

it strikes me funny that an incandescent is 98% efficient if you use it as a space heater. It approaches 100% if you close your drapes.

Oh my! I really need to squeegee the dirt out of my eyes!
Thanks Rob!

ed · Post by ed » Tue Nov 11, 2014 10:06 pm

http://cdn1.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/7V5a3Xe ... ed-3.0.png

Rob Lister · Post by **Rob Lister** » Tue Nov 11, 2014 10:12 pm

great graph. puts it in perspective. a less-sympathetic Lister might suggest the same graph excluding non-US causalities. Then a side by side comparison with auto accidents.

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Wed Nov 12, 2014 6:33 am

Rob Lister wrote:Then a side by side comparison with auto accidents.

Quite. And death by accident at the workplace…

Interactive graphs (can't link to the pictures): http://www.ourworldindata.org/data/war- ... fter-1945/

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Fri Nov 14, 2014 10:17 pm

Turkish priorities. (Just a note: if ISIS/ISIL/IS gets rid of Assad, Turkey will presumably be the next player):

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ ... et2013.png
Link

The army, of course, is… elsewhere. 8)

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Sun Nov 16, 2014 10:41 pm

http://cdn.iwastesomuchtime.com/August- ... -image.jpg

Anaxagoras · Post by **Anaxagoras** » Sun Nov 16, 2014 11:14 pm

Would donating more for heart disease actually make a difference?

Isn't it a lifestyle disease?

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Sun Nov 16, 2014 11:38 pm

Anaxagoras wrote:Would donating more for heart disease actually make a difference?

Isn't it a lifestyle disease?

Actually I'm a bit of mixed feelings about "donating".

Concerning heart disease specifically, money could go to prevention: learning body maintenance. (Efficiency remains to be seen.)

But what is always interesting with that type of graph, that's the distortion between perceived threat (or "sentimental" reasons like "I woulden't die of…") and reality.
Another example would be people scared of taking a plane but merrily driving around. But then media seldom show the real state of bodies after a crash…