Ultrastats.net http://www.ultrastats.net The best infographics curated from the Internets Wed, 30 Jun 2010 01:58:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comparing Volcanoes http://www.ultrastats.net/health-environment/comparing-volcanoes/ http://www.ultrastats.net/health-environment/comparing-volcanoes/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:37:05 +0000 admin http://www.ultrastats.net/?p=102 The April 14 eruption of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano disrupted air traffic over much of Europe and stranded thousands of passengers across the world. The total cost is estimated to be $5 billion in lost GDP through May 24, 2010. But now that the dust has cleared, we can see that the eruption was small by historical standards and there is always the chance of a bigger one: Where is it?

]]> http://www.ultrastats.net/health-environment/comparing-volcanoes/feed/ 0 Percentage of Word Occurrence http://www.ultrastats.net/socio-economic/percentage-of-word-occurrence/ http://www.ultrastats.net/socio-economic/percentage-of-word-occurrence/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:18:38 +0000 admin http://www.ultrastats.net/?p=98 Concordance is an alphabetized list of the most frequently occurring words in a book, excluding common worlds such as “of” and “it.” This list is taken from “Lies and Lying Liars Who Tell Them,” by Al Franken and Slander: Liberal Lies About the American Right, by Ann Coulter.

]]> http://www.ultrastats.net/socio-economic/percentage-of-word-occurrence/feed/ 0 Worldwide Beer Consumption by Country http://www.ultrastats.net/food-beverage/worldwide-beer-consumption-by-country/ http://www.ultrastats.net/food-beverage/worldwide-beer-consumption-by-country/#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:58:33 +0000 admin http://www.ultrastats.net/?p=90 The Czechs drink like sponges – the Irish, Germans and Australians are no joke, while in Britain “Lager” and “Stout” could quickly become your burden on the pavement. Consumption, costs, taxes and prohibitions: radiography of the beer market in the five continents.

Foam, Bouquet, cream: to choose the right glass.

Original Image location: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ffranchi/4709294191/sizes/o/

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]]> http://www.ultrastats.net/transportation/italian-train-comparison/feed/ 1 The Rise of Walking http://www.ultrastats.net/health-environment/the-rise-of-walking/ http://www.ultrastats.net/health-environment/the-rise-of-walking/#comments Sat, 26 Jun 2010 19:04:17 +0000 admin http://www.ultrastats.net/?p=36 It’s summer, and you may be seeing more people out on the street walking and biking. But it’s not just because the weather is nice. There are more people walking and biking year round, and the Department of Transportation is responding by dramatically increasing the amount of money spent on projects for pedestrians and cyclists. This is a look at the rise of foot-powered travel in America.

SOURCE:  Department of Transportation

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]]> http://www.ultrastats.net/education/32/feed/ 0 Life Map v. 1.1 http://www.ultrastats.net/resumes/life-map-v-1-1/ http://www.ultrastats.net/resumes/life-map-v-1-1/#comments Sat, 26 Jun 2010 18:06:26 +0000 admin http://www.ultrastats.net/?p=23 http://www.ultrastats.net/resumes/life-map-v-1-1/feed/ 0 What’s in the Customer’s Mailstream? http://www.ultrastats.net/education/whats-in-the-customers-mailstream/ http://www.ultrastats.net/education/whats-in-the-customers-mailstream/#comments Sat, 26 Jun 2010 17:49:54 +0000 admin http://www.ultrastats.net/?p=18 Marketers are really good at understanding what makes a mail piece stand out, but it’s not always clear what that piece needs to stand out against. What does the rest of the consumer mailstream look like?

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