Friday, June 3, 2011
Another great series of data graphics sets for watching by Toby Ng Design in a series entitled “If the world were a village of 100 people”. “If the world were a village of 100 people, how would the composition be? This set of 20 posters is built on statistics about the spread of population around the world under various classifications. The numbers are turned into graphics to give another sense a touch – Look, this is the world we are living in. Designer Toby Ng graduated from Central St.Martins, London in 2008. Ng overwhelms people with his innovative designs that turn disorder into delight. His designs outstand the crowd with a genuine combination of creativity, experience and a sense of humour.”
Thursday, June 2, 2011
We all know that Facebook is the biggest Social Network in the world which shows no sign of slowing down. This infographic categorizes and classifies your high school classmates and how they behave on Facebook. This is a funny infographic which will make you smile as you can probably identify with some of the people in this infographic.
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Source: classfinders
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
This simple chart shows the process of studying foreign languages. It explains which languages are too difficult to master, how much time it requires to finish the studies and how many native speakers are in the world.
It is common sense that many Romance languages are gauged as “easy,” based on their similarity to English, but I was surprised that Russian is only “medium.” Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean comprise the list of “hard” languages to learn for native English speakers.
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Source: voxy
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
If you are currently in college, it would be a good idea to check out the infographic after the break to find out if you have what it takes to survive a campus-wide zombie outbreak. It’s inevitable—be prepared.
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Source: collegehumor
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Hollywood’s been churning out superhero movies for more than half a century now, but it’s only in the past decade that they’ve really become an all-encompassing cultural phenomenon. With Green Hornet in theaters this weekend to kick off yet another year of superhero obsession, we put on our lab coats and started crunching numbers to try and figure out how it’s going. The answers may surprise you.
Here's the result, superhero movies by the numbers:
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Source: cinemablend
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
One of the more common arguments against our capability to build an AI (or reach the singularity) is built upon the premise that we are still very far from understanding fully the capabilities of our own human brain. Thus, the argument goes, we are unlikely to simulate let alone re-create successfully any artificial one, be it in a virtual or silicon based environment.
I just found out this interesting graph called Superhuman: The Incredible Savant Brain that makes me pause…
Source: smarter
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
China is huge and growing at breakneck speed. With 1.3 billion people, China’s population is four times the size of U.S.
China is trying hard to be more than just the world’s factory. It is looking to be an innovator. Earlier this year, China has introduced a patent development strategy that ambitiously aims to have 2 million patent applications by 2015. We are also witnessing a growing list of Western technology companies partnering with Chinese companies.
Nokia, Google and Groupon are some recent active companies while Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg had taken time to visit China last year. To fuel innovation, Chinese Internet giant, Tencent has also recently set up a $760 million fund to invest in local start-ups. Dell forecasted that it would invest $250 billion in China over the next ten years. All these, I believe, are snippets of hint towards an innovative China in the near future.
In 2009, China produced over 67 million LCD TVs and 619 million mobile phones. The infographic below tells the tale of China in statistics and helps you to understand the country better.
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Source: onlineschools
Thursday, February 17, 2011
As we dive deeperinto a digital age, Netflix has become a household name for online video and television streaming that has almost eliminated the way we used to rent dvd’s and even watch TV. Driving to stores like Blockbuster to pick out a movie by hand has become altogether prehistoric. Here’s the low down on just how enormous this internet giant called Netflix is becoming and who it’s crushing in its path.
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Source: onlinembaprograms
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
How do we love Valentine’s day? Let us count the ways.
In total, Americans spend approx. $13 billion per year on Valentine’s day. 63% of consumers celebrate Valentine’s day. On average, each one will spend $120 on Valentine’s day gifts. Men spend twice as much as woman.
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Source: onlineaccountingdegree
Thursday, February 10, 2011
With an ever rising population, the USA spends approximately $50 million per year on childbirth services, which is the most money spent on this out of any country in the world. 1% of these births are to mothers aged 10-19. Yes, 10 year olds are having children. Our friends at Ultrasound Technician have crunched the numbers and put the visual data together in this nice infographic aptly titled “A Breakdown of Birth in the USA.”
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Source: ultrasoundtechnician
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
What a fun and creative graphic we have here! This infographic, created by allareacodes.com, provides a humorous look at the seven main types of iphone owners. So, who are they? This well-polished graphic breaks it down for you:
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Source: allareacodes
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
200,000,000,000,000 (two hundred trillion) text messages are received in America every single day, which is more than an entire year’s worth of regular mail that’s received in America. 3339 is average number of texts sent by an American teen each month.
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Source: onlineitdegree
Friday, January 28, 2011
Getting your oil changed regularly is one of the easiest and most cost-effective ways to maintain your car’s health. Foregoing regular oil changes can cause your motor to lock up and die. Which, in turn, ends up costing you a fortune in repairs or even forcing you to buy a new car. Nothing is free, but in order to save a little money, you could learn to change your own oil. Here’s how to change your oil…LIKE A BOSS.
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Source: amog
Thursday, January 20, 2011
The total economic cost of overweight and obesity in the United States is $270 billion per year while the cost in Canada is about $30 billion a year, a new study shows.
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Source: medicalcoding
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Last week, General Motors began the fourth largest bankruptcy proceedings in history, joining the many other large and venerable companies that have sunk to the bottom during this economic crisis. In fact, eight of the 20 largest bankruptcies have happened during the last two years of crisis.
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Source: good
Friday, January 14, 2011
A new comic-book style infographic released by carinsurance.org details
the evolution of the batmobile over its seventy year history.
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Source: carinsurance
Thursday, December 16, 2010
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas here at Damn Cool Pics! Take a peek at our list of fun facts about how the most important holiday of the year is a celebrated around the world!
Did you know that?
XMAS
In Greek, X means Christ; that is where the word “Xmas” comes from!
Christmas World Records
The world’s largest Christmas present was the Statue of Liberty. The French gave it to the US in 1886. It is 46.5 meters high and weights 225 tons!
“Green” Christmas
It can take up to 15 years to grow an average-sized tree of 6-7 feet or as little as 4 years, but the average growing time is 7!
Christmas Songs
Bing Crosby ‘s ‘White Christmas’ was released in 1942 and is considered to be the best-selling Christmas song of all time!
Traditional Christmas Sweets
FRANCE: Buche de Noel (a Génoise or other sponge cake, baked in a large Swiss roll pan)
USA: Pumpkin Cake (with cinnamon and ginger, frosted with cream cheese frosting)
SPAIN: Nougat (made with sugar or honey, roasted nuts)
HUNGARY: Beigli (roll of sweet yeast bread with a dense, rich, bittersweet filling)
ITALY: Panettone (is a type of sweet bread loaf originally from Milan)
SWEDEN: Pepparkakor (heart-star and goat-shaped gingerbread biscuit)
UK: Christmas Pudding (steamed pudding, with dried fruit and nuts, usually made with suet)
PORTUGAL: Pain Perdu (French toast made with bread and eggs, milk, sugar and cinnamon)
GERMANY: Lebkuchen (large cookies made of honey)
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Source: venere
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
What are the most likely places to be bitten by a shark? Plus, 5 things more likely to kill you than a shark.
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Source: mnn
Friday, December 10, 2010
Bananas are one of the most important food crops of the world. Hundreds of varieties are cultivated. Perhaps the most important species is the common banana, Musaceae sapientum.
The ripe fruit is high in carbohydrates, potassium, and vitamins C and A, and it is low in protein and fat. The U.S. imports more bananas than does any other country.
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Source: todayifoundout
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
The big ol’ bad days of Microsoft may be over but they are still the number one company out there for many things. Check out this cool infographic that lays out some of the facts and figures behind this behemoth.
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Source: onlinemba
