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Category Archives: Humor
Kinds of drivers
As a motorcyclist, I am acutely aware of other road users, and some patterns crop up which I am certain is unique to Melbourne, of models driven by those who have no concern for other road users, and especially not those of a two-wheeled kind. So, after some 40 years' experience, and still being alive, if battered, here are the kinds of drivers to avoid.
Posted by in Australian stuff, Humor, Pop culture
Parallel lines of old
This doesn’t have labeled axes, so I assume it only shows a zoomed in portion of the earlier years. The slope of the top line starts to level out at older ages, because my lines are about to cross.
See also: Closeness lines over time.
Posted by in Humor, Infographics, parallel
xkcd: Pairwise matrix of what to do in an emergency
xkcd has an informative reference for what do in case of mountain lion encounter, lightning, fire alarm, and bleeding. Very informative.
Posted by in Humor, Infographics, xkcd
Cultural Midwest, not technically
The U.S. Census Bureau defines the Midwest as the region of twelve states cornered by North Dakota, Kansas, Ohio, and Michigan. Comedian Luke Capasso convincingly argues that while that is technically correct, regions should be defined by culture and your dad’s spirit vehicle.
[via kottke]
Tags: geography, humor, Luke Capasso, Midwest
xkcd: Real estate analysis
xkcd provides the analysis we all need. I can’t believe Jupiter scored so low.
Tags: humor, real estate, xkcd
Posted by in Humor, Infographics, real estate, xkcd
Posted by in Humor, Infographics, language
Lord of the Rings and Santa Venn diagram
Kaitlyn Facista, of Tea with Tolkien, made a four-part Venn diagram that shows the intersection between Gandalf, Dark Lord Sauron, and Tom Bombadil from Lord of the Rings and Santa Claus.
Tags: humor, Kaitlyn Facista, Lord of the Rings, Santa
Posted by in Humor, Infographics, Kaitlyn Facista, Lord of the Rings, Santa
xkcd on optimal bowling metrics
xkcd charted optimal bowling in terms of aim, speed, spin, and weight. This is very important.
Posted by in bowling, Humor, Statistical Visualization, xkcd
