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How many people were born today? How much oil was pumped out of the ground today? How many emails have been sent today?
WOW! Realizing that there are over 10 billion cigarettes smoked today (at the time I checked the counter) is astounding especially compared to the only 2 billion google searches. Maybe that is just because I don't smoke, but I use Google multiple times a day.
ReplyDeleteWhat if you had to smoke 5 cigarettes every time you did a Google search? I'd be dead!
ReplyDeleteI find it very interesting that the world spends so much on video games in a day. It is currently over $141 million so far today. I didn't think that it would be so high. I also think that it is very interesting that the world produces over twice as many bicycles in a year than cars.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I was unaware of how much money is spent on obesity related diseases and weight loss programs in the USA on a daily basis. It is amazing that despite this, the number of overweight and obese people in America is still astronomical.
ReplyDeleteSeeing the actual number of people that have already died from smoking this year astonishes me. It makes me wonder how the number of cigarettes already smoked today can be so high.
ReplyDeleteI find it a little frightening to see that this website predicts '15,271 days left until the end of oil,' and '60,697 days left until the end of gas.' When equated in terms of years, that leaves approximately only 42 years, and 166 years, respectively. Both numbers are something I think we, as a human population, should be concerned about. Being in my early twenties, I would like to assume that I will be around another 42 years, however, I absolutely cannot imagine how the world will continue to operate sans oil. In addition, with the price that oil sells for today, I can only predict that the price will steadily continue to rise as the reserves continue to be depleted. While I can be certain I will not live another 166 years, I will therefore never witness the end of gasoline for the planet. Unfortunately however, perhaps my children will. Or grandchildren, for that matter. With this, I fear what their lives will entail, and furthermore, how people will manage transportation.
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