Max Kiesler - Designer
Worldometers - World Statistics in Real Time
SubscribeThursday, May 01, 2008
Visit the Worldometers Website
There is a current trend in visualizations to show trends, and statistics to let us all know what is going in the world we live in, and I for one applaud it. Worldometers shows real time numbers created by an, "algorithm that processes the latest and most accurate statistical data available together with its estimated progression to compute the current millisecond number to be displayed on each counter based on the specific time set on each visitor’s computer clock." Var cool. The most interesting thing about this site is the disparagy in the statistics. For example, the difference in energy produced this year (3,950,168,504) and the amount of solar energy striking the earth this year (908,355,014,564). BTW, these change every millisecond so by the time the post was finished the numbers had gone up significantly. This site reminds me of a large lED sign that was up in NYC for some time that showed the U.S. National Debt. Every time I walked past it made me think. This site does the same thing. Check it out and think about the numbers you see.
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