This is a repeat of an older post, but I still love this site. Check out the world clock. Click the Now button and watch the numbers fly. Do you see any trends? Any of the numbers surprise you? Check out some of the other features on the site.
Monday, January 16, 2012
The World Clock
This is a repeat of an older post, but I still love this site. Check out the world clock. Click the Now button and watch the numbers fly. Do you see any trends? Any of the numbers surprise you? Check out some of the other features on the site.
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7th Period (First Post)
Following the instructions delineated by the blog post, I clicked the “Now” button across the top of the page. Instantly, the numbers reverted back to zero, and slowly, they began to inch up, one by one. The section marked “Births” immediately shot off, seemingly exponentially, in comparison to the subsequent “Deaths” category. Staying in this section, according to this site, cardiovascular diseases are the leading causes of death, followed, by a wide margin, by cancer. Although I previously mentioned that all the numbers return to zero, I, in fact, spoke (or rather, typed) too soon. For the categories marked “Military Expenditure”, “Oil Pumped”, and “CO2 Emissions” snap to numbers in the hundreds and thousands, which collectively reflect poorly on the human population, albeit I’m glad that more bicycles are produced than computers.
After clicking the 'Now' button, I see that although the birth and death rates seem to jump around, the actual population of the world is a steadily increasing number. Although the 'Death Causes' numbers inched up slowly, I was surprised to see that the site had listings as specific as 'falling' to something so general as 'war', I know that if they were to list out all causes of death that the list would be infinite, but the vast difference between the two mentioned bothers me. Eventually I clicked back to the 'Year' setting, and although our year is only 16 days young, it once again surprised me at the number of ways people died and how many of them there were. Although I've seen this site before, it always manages to make me feel very insignificant next to the almost 7 billion people living and dying in this world.
Seventh period APE
When I clicked the NOW button all of the numbers shot to zero, but within a couple of seconds the military expenditure section was growing by the thousands and at three minutes it was just under $7,000,000! I was unpleasantly surprised that the number of abortions had was comparable to the number of cars made and the number of deaths that had occurred (which led to me wondering if abortions were actually tallied under the death category or not). I was also surprised that more people are dying by committing suicide than from war. At just under eleven minutes one species of animal was wiped out completely and the birth to death rate reached a 2 to 1 ratio. Wow, cool stuff :)
7th Period (Fashionable Late, after Shea)
First of all, from the start of the year (default setting of the clock), the numbers are absolutely astounding. Military Expenditure is exorbitant, the amount of oil pumped overwhelming, and (most shocking) the estimate that over 1000 species have gone extinct. All of this in the span of roughly 16 days just leaves me in awe of how active our world is. By clicking Now and watching the numbers climb, a couple of patterns emerge: For starters, there seem to be approx. 4-5 births every second, while death only runs at about 2 per second. This means that our growth rate as a species is over double that of our death rate, which leads to an exponentially increasing population. In addition, I'm proud to see the internet user pool grow by about 1 per second, reiterating how our world if becoming more and more digital. :)
Hai Marlee, Hai Lauren. <3
4th
After clicking the now button, the numbers began at zero and moderately build up to an astounding number. It may have only been seventeen days into the new year, but the amount of abortions and death causes blew me away. The leading cause, traffic accidents, has just now reached over 54 thousand and the amount of suicide is not too far behind. Although you may have shown us this before, i'm still amazed by the increasing amount.
The fact that surprised me overall was the rate of bicycles that are being made compared to cars. Even living in suburbia I do not often see a lot of people trading in their cars for bikes. However, the most alarming numbers was the rate at which oil pumped, military expenditure, and CO2 emissions increased.
7th period
I let the time elapse for a few minutes to see how much the numbers changed. It surprised me to find that in less than 3 minutes over 700 babies were born and 300 people died, and by 5 minutes about 480 babies were aborted which is very astounding how many abortions take place. Also, I am surprised about how many more people get cardiovascular disease than people get cancer, but cancer still seems to be a more apparent problem.
4th period
I was surprised that more bicycles are being produced than cars. I was also stunned to see how quickly everything was increasing, especially the military expenditure. The number of abortions is depressing. Overall, this was a very insightful website.
Kenneth George
4th
The website was a complete success. When I clicked the "Now" button, it was amazing how fast the amount of bicycles produced quickly out ranked the amount of cars produced. Also, it was sad to see that the number of abortions was seemingly higher than that of the production of cars. The military expenditure was at a whooping 30 million dollars by 13 mins and continues to grow. The amount of oil pumped was very close to the amount of carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere.However, one thing that seems to remain constant so far is that only one species is actually extinct. Cardiovascular diseases seem to be taking their toll on lives, which increases with every death. One thing that I did manage to check out was the articles about language and its roots. It turns out that the most complex forms of our language, go back to the period where Sanskrit was used very vastly. It turns out that as time went on, we humans began to make the English language more modernized and less complex. Now when one thinks upon something like this, it makes us think about the time during the Elizabethan Era, where William Shakespeare and how his style of writing is confusing to our minds. Is it because our minds cannot comprehend and reject that type of English or is it because we were taught the Modern Day English for its simplicity, so we would not have to deal with the Bard's English? Overall, the blog was very interesting and I enjoyed looking up other articles found on this site.
Jay Baath, 4th period
After clicking the "Now" button, all of the statistics being counted reset to 0. Immediately after becoming 0, the numbers quickly increased and before you know it, the world's population had increased by 250 people. Some of the trends I notice is that births outnumber deaths by a ratio of about 2.5:1 Military expenditure increases at the most rapid rate as does the amount of oil pumped. Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death by a longshot while leprosy and dengue cause the least deaths. The only numbers that surprise me is the fact that bicycle production is higher than car production.
Numbers that were quite noticeable to me were the constant increase of the earth's temperature, military expenditures, the number of abortions, and how the number of bicycles outproduce both cars and computers. As the earth's temperature increases, speculations of global warming are closer to being proved. The military expenditures are increasing because of their service, but it is at quite a high rate. The most shocking numbers are the steady increase of abortion rates and how the number of bicycles outproduces both computers and cars. However, in retrospect, this site provides useful insight into our lives.
I thought this website was very interesting. It was quite astounding to see numbers from a worldly perspective, as it was quite a change from just viewing local/state records. Such specific details of birth/death, causes of death (diseases/violence/ etc.), and the separation of all this into a year, month, week, and at the very moment was crazy. Such a website clearly shows current problems in society- such as the high suicide rate, the extinction of species, co2 emissions, etc. Such a clock should give us a wider perspective on worldly problems and motivate us to better them.
Malavika Chander
Period 4
Marti Grizzle
Period 4
After clicking the "now" button, the statistics started from the second I was on that page. It is startling how all of the numbers jump immediately. The births jumped but the number that surprised me the most was the abortion number. It steadily increased. The number of of people with cancer and AIDS who died also steadily increased while other statistics such as births and the money the military has spent just jumped around. I then clicked on the year button and was surprised at what seems like such a low number of deaths compared to the almost 7 billion people in the world. Taking Environmental Science last year, it is scary to think that our population increases so rapidly and that eventually we will hit our carrying capacity... And what next?
This is very awesome site. I enjoyed watching the numbers fly and was surprised with many of the categories. The category that took me most by surprise was the amount spent on military expenditures. The number is ridiculously enormous, and I was not aware of the severity of our nations spending problem. The rate of abortions also caught me off guard. The numbers really made a huge impact on me, for that seems like a lot of lives lost. In just five minutes there were almost five hundred abortions... wow. All in all I think this is a pretty interesting site, and I had to show my family just how fascinating and surprising the figures were.
4th period
It seems like most people have been commenting on the birth and/or death rates and how incredibly different they are from each other. However, one of the first numbers that caught my eye was the count of forests cut down. Right around 5 minutes, this number was already at 124. It's so hard to comprehend how quickly how so many groups of people are hacking down so many different trees just within this short time span. It even scares me a little to think about how big that number gets just in a 24 hour time period. I suppose it would be important to note that the number of forests replanted consistently stays at around half of the forests cut, but obviously that still doesn't make up for what's being taken by the industry. An extra cool little thing I noticed was the "Quote of the Moment" which I've kept clicking a bunch of times just to see what kind of quotes from famous people/philosophers come up, (but it does reset your clock which upset me).
Daniel Prieto
Period 4
The regular trend of births outnumbering deaths was expected, what was truly shocking was how many barrels of oil are being produced in a few short minutes, and yet there is still an oil/energy crisis. What made me cringe a little was the abortion number, slowly crawling higher and higher. The close numbers of Barrels of oil and CO2 emissions coupled with the forests cleared is the clear sign of why the temperature of the planet is, though it is to the -10th degree, slowly rising per second; a chilling thought of how things will turn out in a few years, even by the end of this year. Great site.
4th period
I was shocked that only 10 seconds after pressing the now button the abortion count went from 0 to 25. It is sad to think of what all is going on in the world and we are not aware. It is also a little worrying that the birth rate is so much higher that the death rate. This is troubling because we have so many people but only so much earth. What if the population growth becomes greater than the limited food, water, and land supply we have. What if a lager amount of these births are in one country and the poverty goes beyond being able to repair. The amount of oil being pumped is also interesting. Gas prices are rising and there seems to be a some worry about oil. But it is showing there is more oil than the people are being told about. The amount of people on the internet is also interesting because it is conforming that the internet is so valuable to the worlds society. As I was about to end the program I saw that in the 20 minutes,at most, that I was commenting on this blog that an animal went extinct. That is kind of shocking but at the same time not. It makes me wonder what we are doing to insure that the generations to come will be able to see all the wonderful animals that are living on this earth and not only have to read about them in a science book.
Christian Camera
4th Period
At first before clicking the "Now" button, I was really surprised about the different sections the clock was broken down. Just by looking at the number of abortions and cardiovascular diseases that have been recorded in the first eighteen days of 2012, shocked me. After starting the clock by clicking "now" all the numbers went back to zero and started to shoot upward. The number of abortions that have been recorded in a matter of seconds is very upsetting to see. Also,I observed that the population is growing immensely over time. More babies are being born and less people are dying. This could be a huge problem if it keeps going up so fast because the world is loosing resources and they are becoming even more scarce as time passes by. Last but not least, I saw that the amount of people getting on the internet is also increasing rapidly. People depend a lot on the internet either if it's for personal use, education, social networking or working websites. Overall, I believe if each one of us tries to make a difference we will have a great impact and some of the numbers will drop and not grow so rapidly, specially the amount of oil being pumped and the number of abortions.
7th Period
After Clicking the 'Now' button, I saw that the birth and death rate immediately increased. The millitary expenditures also shot up in a short amount of time, the oil being pumped every second and the CO2 emmissions are also overwhelmingly high. I was also very upset about the increasing abortion rate. I was quite suprised that in the category of infectious diseases, STDs rate rises 1 per 5 seconds.
I waited for 2 minutes to see the numbers change, I am surprised that our military expediture rise up to 3 million dollars in just 2 minutes. Also for every minute that passes, around 110 people dies and 2 babies are being aborted every second. I found these statistcs very astonishing
4th Period
What I found most interesting was comparing the forest cut to the forest planted. it was almost 2 to 1 in favor of the forest being cut. I also had no idea how much forest was being cut. The species extinct column was also surprising. I doubt i'd be able to name 1,000 living species. I think this clock really showed me how big of an impact that we humans have on the planet. It also really portrays what is going on in the world today. I was living in my own bubble. Id never heard of anyone having an abortion and when i saw the number of abortions worldwide in the span of about 20 days i was shocked.
Population growth is positive trend. Decrease of forests is positive trend. Military expenditure is positive trend. Oil pumped, CO2 emissions, and Earth Temperature are positive trends. Those numbers are not surprising to me because humans are not altruistic species. CO2 emission is directly related to global warming so the temp is increasing. Internet users are in positive trend because technology is becoming increasingly advanced. Military expenditure is increasing because many countries want to improve their military to provide a better security for their countries. Also there is competition going on between some countries. I believe the leading cause of cardiovascular disease is that as people around the world are becoming more competitive, the more intensive atmosphere has put many people into heart problems.
Ashley Dinh
4th period
What amazed me the most about the World Clock was the rate at which the Earth's temperature was rising. In addition, the amount of CO2 released was increasing at an extremely fast pace in a matter of seconds. It made me realize how much pollution is being put into the air and how quickly our quality of air is decreasing. This shows how quickly global warming is worsening in our environment and how it's going to continue to effect our population as well as plant and animal life.
Karly Brightwell
Period 4
When I first watched the World Clock I was amazed at the way in which everything was organized and how it all could be recorded accurately. Eventually I followed the blogs directions and clicked the "Now" buttton. This shocked me even more. I was mezmerized by the increasing numbers that never seemed to pause. I watched as the births climbed and climbed, but what caught my attention the most was the listing of the types of death the site kept track of. The falling one was a little amusing and it makes humanity seem rather clumsy. Watching the number of suicides increase was very sad, but what effected me the most was the continuous abortions. The side note that abortions are not counted in the death rate, and the fact that the abortions are stilled listed in the deaths section shows that abortions are a contreversial subject in the world, or a least to the person who created this site. The techonology was cool to watch, but I must say I have not seen many bicycles around compared to cars. The spam emails stat was funny and the food section makes me hungry. Overall a very interesting site to watch and learn from.
Will Ripley
7th Period
The trends shown by the clock seem to be fairly normal. However, I am surprised how far the world population has gone down. If I am not mistaken, the world population reached 7 billion on October 31, 2011. For it to go down so much is quite interesting. The site itself seems interesting as well given all the various things you can do. Relating to the clock again, I find military expenditures to be quite high as well, although I suppose that includes from all countries, which is much more reasonable. The clock is, overall, a cool feature of the site nonetheless.
The speed with which the numbers increase is incredible. The abortion rate was exceedingly sad, about 15 in 10 seconds. It is interesting how many people die from cardiovascular disease and how it is clearly the number one cause of death. I was surprised to see leprosy on the list. I don’t usually think of leprosy as a cause of death unless I’m reading the Bible. Upon exploring the other features of the website I found that I am expected to live to 93.6 years old and that tomorrow I will be 6500 days old. I have to say my favorite feature was the “How to be a Wizard” article.
Tia Wettman
Period 4
After clicking the now button I noticed a lot of things, such as the number births to death is extremely high, and that more people die from cardiovascular disease than cancer. However what truly surprised me is the fact that in world of almost 7 billion people only 1.08 billion are internet users.
After clicking the now button, i see that the birth rate increases so much faster than deaths. Also i was suprised to see how high the earth temperature is and it wont decrease. overall i think the site is awesome and show the message of taking care of the earth.
Thampuratty Jayadevan
Period 7
After clicking the Now button i realized that all the numbers are steadily climbing. The births out numbered deaths. Despite almost every other number starting form zero population growth just continued to grow without going back to zero. The clock made me realize that there is too many mouths to feed in this world.
After clicking the now button, almost all the categories (world population, military expenditure, cars produced, etc.) increased in number except for species extinct. Although the death rate is still high, the number of births exceed way more. The number of suicide's is a shocking amount to me. It shows that bullying can cause someone to end their life, and that there are actually people in this world that hate their lives so much that they would rather kill themselves than live.
Chris Harrell
Per.4
I really enjoyed looking at this site and being able to make connections to what we are learning. For example, I was suprised by the rate our popuation is increasing and how that is going to effectthe economy which is what the main topic that Malthus argues in chapter two of New Ideas from Dead Economists. I was also impressed by the nummber or internet users now. It really shows how reliant the world has become on technology these days. Last but least, I would have guessed that deaths from war would be higher than some of the other injuries on the list.
Eamonn Gossard
4th period
Of all of the staggering statistics displayed on this website, the one that stood out to me more than anything was that there are more than twice as many hectares of forests cut as there are forests replaced. This statistic to me serves as the ultimate portrayal of mankind’s ignorance in thinking that we can continue to survive while destroying the earth as we are. Additionally the breakdown of the deaths to me is very interesting. It is shocking to see the number of people that have died from cardiovascular disease. Another shocking statistic this site is the constant climbing increase of the world’s temperature. Overall this is an eye-opening and shocking website.
4th period
When I clicked the "NOW" button I immediately saw numbers on the middle of the page race forward. I wasn't surprised to see the amounts of bikes increasing because seeing the amount of children coming into the world made a lot of sense for bikes to be rising more than cars. What surprised me was the military expenditure and the amount of people who were using computers. If that many babies were being produced, I would think that more and more children would be intrigued by the internet since it is more widely used and in every home or in reach of every person. When I clicked on other buttons on the page I was shocked to see the number abortions, especially in a day, 110 and climbing. It was sad to see that although many lives were being brought into the world, there was still a lot being taken out.
This website was very interesting. After clicking the now button, i am suprised of how fast the population rise. Also more bicycles are being produced than cars. This website makes me feel sad because temperature of the earth keep increasing, which might lead to other natural disaster.
I was not in the class at this time. However this clock really caught my attention. I had no idea all of the things that were affecting the worlds population. I liked seeing how all the numbers were changing pretty much every second of the day. I've seen this clock before, but I always like to see it again.
All of the figures associated with the World Clock are shockingly dismal illustrations of how humans are depleting the planet of scarce resources. Opposing figures seem to be lopsided. Taking for example the steadily increasing population due to a death rate that doesn't keep up. Consequently, this increasing population does not help the fact that in a matter of a 3 minutes, nearly 100 hectares of forest have been cut for our needs, with us replenishing less than half of what is taken. Military expenditure increases by ten thousand. Our Earth's temperature is increasing steadily. Desertification occurs rapidly. Resource replenishment seems to take a steep slope downward as with every person brought into the world, there is more and more scarcity. On the bright side, however, Nobody has died from leprosy, only 4 war deaths have happened so far, and we have made enough bikes for everyone on the Falkland islands!
As soon as I clicked the "now" button the numbers on the screen changed and started over from that moment. The most noticeable thing on that page was the steadily increasing pattern for all those values. Especially the world's temperature for me. I thought the number of bicycles produced was interesting because my instinctive thought was that no one uses them anymore, then I realized most countries don't have 4 cars per household. The last thing I noticed was that despite steadily increasing births and deaths, the population overall is steadily increasing.
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