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The scale of numbers from the artist Chris Jordan
Most people do not understand the magnitude of the numbers, which is mentioned in the statistics.
10,000 dogs and cats collars.
Every day in the United States euthanized 10,000 dogs and cats.
Artist Chris Jordan decided to show it all clearly.
166,000 pieces of packing foam.
Names of parcels as stored in the air over the United States every hour.
28 thousand barrels of oil.
That's how much oil is consumed in the US for every two minutes.
320 thousand light bulbs.
That's how much power is wasted in the United States every minute on unnecessary things (red light from turning off the TV, digital clock display on when no one is looking, computers in sleep mode, etc.)
100 million toothpicks.
That's the number of trees cut down each year in the United States to make paper for advertising messages.
1 million plastic cups.
That's the number of cups every six hours is spent on American Airlines.
32000 Barbie dolls.
Many breast augmentation surgeries performed annually in the United States.
2 million plastic bottles.
That's the number of bottles used in the US every 5 minutes.
200 000 packs of cigarettes.
So many Americans die from smoking every six months.
11,000 tracks from the aircraft.
The number of commercial flights in the US every 8 hours.
2, 3 million prison robes.
So many Americans sat in jail in 2005
426,000 mobile phones
That's how much phone "go on pension" in the United States every day.
1, 14 million paper bags.
Distributed in the US supermarkets each hour.
106,000 aluminum cans.
Consumed in the United States every 30 seconds
24,000 logos GMC Yukon Denali
That's the number of SUVs sold for six months in 2004.
410,000 paper cups.
Consumed every 15 minutes.
213,000 tablets of Vicodin.
That so many people every year go to the doctor because of the use of painkillers.
29,569 pistols.
So many people have been shot in the US in 2004.
125 thousand 100-dollar bills (12, $ 5 million).
The state spends every hour on the war in Iraq.
60,000 plastic bags.
Used every five seconds.
65,000 cigarettes.
That's the number of adolescents under the age of 18 start smoking in the US each month.
9000000 cubes.
That's the number of children in the US have no health insurance.
15 million sheets of office paper.
Spending in the US every five minutes.
3, 6 million oil filters.
Many SUVs were sold in the US in 2006.
170,000 batteries Energizer
Produced every 15 minutes
38,000 containers
Pass through US ports every 12 hours.
10,000 dogs and cats collars.
Every day in the United States euthanized 10,000 dogs and cats.
Artist Chris Jordan decided to show it all clearly.
166,000 pieces of packing foam.
Names of parcels as stored in the air over the United States every hour.
28 thousand barrels of oil.
That's how much oil is consumed in the US for every two minutes.
320 thousand light bulbs.
That's how much power is wasted in the United States every minute on unnecessary things (red light from turning off the TV, digital clock display on when no one is looking, computers in sleep mode, etc.)
100 million toothpicks.
That's the number of trees cut down each year in the United States to make paper for advertising messages.
1 million plastic cups.
That's the number of cups every six hours is spent on American Airlines.
32000 Barbie dolls.
Many breast augmentation surgeries performed annually in the United States.
2 million plastic bottles.
That's the number of bottles used in the US every 5 minutes.
200 000 packs of cigarettes.
So many Americans die from smoking every six months.
11,000 tracks from the aircraft.
The number of commercial flights in the US every 8 hours.
2, 3 million prison robes.
So many Americans sat in jail in 2005
426,000 mobile phones
That's how much phone "go on pension" in the United States every day.
1, 14 million paper bags.
Distributed in the US supermarkets each hour.
106,000 aluminum cans.
Consumed in the United States every 30 seconds
24,000 logos GMC Yukon Denali
That's the number of SUVs sold for six months in 2004.
410,000 paper cups.
Consumed every 15 minutes.
213,000 tablets of Vicodin.
That so many people every year go to the doctor because of the use of painkillers.
29,569 pistols.
So many people have been shot in the US in 2004.
125 thousand 100-dollar bills (12, $ 5 million).
The state spends every hour on the war in Iraq.
60,000 plastic bags.
Used every five seconds.
65,000 cigarettes.
That's the number of adolescents under the age of 18 start smoking in the US each month.
9000000 cubes.
That's the number of children in the US have no health insurance.
15 million sheets of office paper.
Spending in the US every five minutes.
3, 6 million oil filters.
Many SUVs were sold in the US in 2006.
170,000 batteries Energizer
Produced every 15 minutes
38,000 containers
Pass through US ports every 12 hours.
