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Miscellaneous => General Chat => Not at the Dinner Table => Topic started by: ShadowBrain on October 13, 2009, 09:20:18 PM

Title: It's All Relative
Post by: ShadowBrain on October 13, 2009, 09:20:18 PM

I was originally going to post this in the Pointless Topic, until I got a closer look at it and realized there's some real conversation to be had concerning this...

(https://themushroomkingdom.net/board/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Finfobeautiful%2Fbillion_dollar_960.gif&hash=e40fea59f76f694d298f5c9feff0b7cdab45e987)

EDIT: The site (http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/) from which it came, if you're interested.

Title: Re: It's All Relative
Post by: TEM on October 13, 2009, 09:57:40 PM

What is this supposed to be and why is it so low resolution?

Title: Re: It's All Relative
Post by: ShadowBrain on October 14, 2009, 07:17:31 AM

It's comparing the costs of various things in billions of dollars. As for the resolution, well, I'll try to find a better picture.

Title: Re: It's All Relative
Post by: dc804 on October 14, 2009, 02:05:56 PM

Who here has seen any of the zeitgeist movies.

Title: Re: It's All Relative
Post by: TEM on October 15, 2009, 10:35:34 AM

I have some literature I'd like you to have.

Title: Re: It's All Relative
Post by: Luigison on October 15, 2009, 04:18:07 PM

Slightly more readable:  http://s3.amazonaws.com/infobeautiful/billion_dollar_960.gif

Quote from: dc804 on October 14, 2009, 02:05:56 PM

Who here has seen any of the zeitgeist movies.

I have and could say a lot about them, but how are they related to this thread?