http://www.worldometers.info/
yes, I found it fascinating, interesting, but there is something horrendous in watching some of the tallies go up so fast........
That is your Malthusian side screaming in terror. ;)
I ... waited ... for 5 ... whole ... books ... to be published. ;)
Staring at a category can be a bit mesmerizing.
^ like counting sheep, maybe it would help me sleep
Yeek! It wouldn't help me sleep. Between the Co2 levels and the death/disease levels, it was really scary!
The days left of coal and oil were eye-opening.
i wonder how they arrived at the figure for the money spent on illegal drugs. i just hope those dealers' tax returns are completely accurate.
but yes- a fascinating and indeed often quite alarming site.
Quote from: En_Route on August 24, 2013, 11:42:52 AM
i wonder how they arrived at the figure for the money spent on illegal drugs. i just hope those dealers' tax returns are completely accurate.
but yes- a fascinating and indeed often quite alarming site.
I wondered that also--- and about other values that are not routinely collected.
I suspect
someone is guessing here...
;)
Several of the metrics would have to be educated guesses, based on known statistics from smaller, better- documented populations. I'm left wondering whether they rounded up or down?
Seems like they need an explanatory page detailing how they arrive at their numbers.