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World Statistics Through Funny Rubber Like Maps (Only The Maps Are Funny)
May 14, 2011 6:24 PM
So what does a rubber and a map of the world have in common? Absolutely nothing. But their combination turns a boring world map visualization into a bubleistic adventure like if you were on LSD. Who had this cool idea was Worldmapper, which shows a world as you’ve never seen before (this happens to be their slogan, btw), deforming the map according to what each country has or is.
Toys Importation
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| If Santa Claus did exist he would be from States. Fact. |
Starting with the good news the Americans will be glad to know (or not) that they are the Nº 1 in toys importation, followed right away just by the United Kingdom. But when we say toys there are all kind of toys and since the data doesn’t specifies what kind of toys we just get to stick to our imagination although we know very well what kind of toys they are talking about. Oh, those toys come from China.
Nuclear Weapons
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| Love the bomb, son, love the bomb. |
With no room for doubts is the fact suspicions that United States is one of 8 territories having strategic nuclear weapons. The other territories are the Russian Federation, France, China, the United Kingdom, Israel, India and Pakistan. This data is from 2002. Just for you to know the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons" that was designed to stop the spread of nuclear weapons was adopted in 1968.
Military Spending and Arms Exports
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| Military spending. |
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| Arms exports. |
Since we are talking about weapons, the United States in addition to maintaining the house safe spending US$353 billion, about 45% of the spent worldwide in 2002, they also "keep the rest of the world safe" exporting weapons. And I’m not talking about small guns like these:
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| via: fottus |
I’m talking about I'm gonna blow everything for fun weapons like this:
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| via: fottus |
and ships, aircraft, missiles, artillery, armored vehicles, and guidance radar systems.
Alcohol and Cigarrets Imports
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| Still missing the gun. |
And of course booze, a lot of booze and cigarettes. Japan is side by side with United States. Meanwhile the people of Cook Islands, Comoros e Tuvlau stay more sober than pope.
Tourist Destinations
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| Europe is booming, literally. |
But the booze, the cigarettes and the weapons are not for tourists, ‘cause these are going to Europe. That’s right. People are heading to Western Europe: Monaco enjoy the formula 1, casinos and the fake believe of it being a tax haven, Andorra to enjoy the ski resorts and the tax haven, mostly; they also go to America mostly Bahamas for its beauty, great weather, facilitated exchange, and other things.
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| God bless... Asia. |
Death from Falls
Meanwhile it seems that in China people are falling like rain. Jokes aside, 63 deaths per million people per year is a lot of death. This kind of death is more common in children, the foolhardy and the elderly, accidental falls mostly. There are also suicide and murder.
Teenage Mothers
So, since in Asia it is normal being a young parent, as in some other parts of the world, there are three times more teenage mothers living in there than live in any other region, where a third of all teenage mothers live in India.
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| Do you see this, MTV? |
New Volkswagen Golf GTI Edition 35 Comes with 235-Horsepower
5:21 PM
This year, Volkswagen is celebrating the 35th anniversary of the introduction of the original Golf GTI in 1976, and to mark the event, the German carmaker has unleashed a special version, named “Edition 35”. As with the “Edition 30” launched in 2006, the latest anniversary model benefits from an upgraded and more powerful engine as well as discreet styling tweaks that differentiate it from the standard Golf GTI.
Starting with the mechanical updates, the GTI's 2.0-liter turbocharged TSI engine is tuned to deliver an extra 25 horsepower, for a total of 235 horsepower. The increase in output should improve the hot hatch’s performance, but Volkswagen has not yet revealed any official figures, simply stating that the car will be more fun to drive. The automaker didn't say whether the “Edition 35” will feature a lower suspension than the stock car, as was the case with the “Edition 30”.
The changes on the outside include new, bespoke alloy wheels, blacked-out headlights and taillights, darkened rear and tailgate windows and glossy black finish on the grille and mirror caps. In addition, the headlights also feature LED daytime running lights, and the front fenders are adorned with “35” plates.
In the interior, the “Edition 35” motive is also present on the door sills, the head rests and the center of the seats. The latter sport a fabric upholstery that has a honeycomb-like pattern instead of the standard model's tartan theme. Another change is the golf ball-shaped gearshift lever.
The VW Golf GTI Edition 35 is already available to order in Germany with a starting price of €30,425 ($43,885). First deliveries are expected in mid June. The car's official launch will take place at the famous Worthersee GTI Meet (June 1-4), where Volkswagen will offer more details on the car.
By Dan Mihalascu
PHOTO GALLERY
Creepy Dentist Tools from the Past
5:18 PM
These are some very scary looking dental tools from long ago. They were very crudely made and not something I would want stuck into my mouth. But then again, in those days they didn’t have much choice.
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