Very interesting. I wonder just how accurate it really is? If it is even close it appears rather grim...
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Green Witch
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Fri 15 Feb, 2008 12:58 pm
shewolfnm wrote:
almost 300 people born every minute
I assume the growth takes into account a certain percentage die every minute, but it doesn't give the death figure.
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shewolfnm
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Fri 15 Feb, 2008 12:59 pm
no it doesnt.
And death is not always recorded...
neither is birth for that matter.
Maybe it is just an average derived from several year 'totals' and the amount of growth each year showed...
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Green Witch
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Fri 15 Feb, 2008 01:02 pm
If you hit the button with the big question mark, it explains were the data is coming from, along with some disclaimers.
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shewolfnm
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Fri 15 Feb, 2008 01:06 pm
Global warming debatable?
interesting.........
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Green Witch
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Fri 15 Feb, 2008 01:13 pm
shewolfnm wrote:
Global warming debatable?
interesting.........
Everyone's got an opinion. :wink:
(Actually, I think they just put that in for the conservatives, it's actually produced by a rather liberal bunch of rascals.)
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Noddy24
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Fri 15 Feb, 2008 03:10 pm
The NOW button on the far right is particularly unsettling.
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shewolfnm
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Fri 15 Feb, 2008 03:11 pm
I saw that button as well.
Very interesting site indeed.
saddening.. as well
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glasglow
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Sat 3 May, 2008 08:31 am
Good stuff. very interesting.. I wonder how accurate the temperature is and what it's actually based on. I can't imagine they have that connected to a digital therm....
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