Random Facts Thread.

J Randall Murphy

Trying To Stay Awake

And the moral of that story is . . .

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The shadow

The shadow knows!
Henry Ford was an evil man. He hated the Jews. He bought the Deerfield. Observer to print his hate. He wrote "the international jew."
A copy came with every Ford car sold during the late 20s. Hitler admired Ford. He had a copy of the book on his desk. Ford bankrolled the Nazis he joined the party was awarded the highest Nazi civilian honors.EYo0rAVXQAAsnxU.jpg
Ford never renounced his hate or his role in bankrolling Hitler.
Truly evil and dark.
 

nivek

As Above So Below
United States Counties where selling of Alcohol is completely prohibited.
Arkansas ranks 49th in alcohol consumption but 7th in DUI’s.




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nivek

As Above So Below
The US-Mexico border distance visualized as a straight line across Europe.
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nivek

As Above So Below
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Shadowprophet

Truthiness
Random Fact, got a pair of those AI glasses and the little computer that goes with them, they do the forums too, xreal airs. Anyway I hope I don't walk into traffic , peace out guys .....
 

AD1184

Celestial

I don't like meme graphics that purport to show statistical information, particularly when they vaguely reference a source ('FBI stats') without any attempt at detailed attribution, or where you can find an actually detailed analysis. I went to the FBI's Crime Data Explorer, and I could not easily find data that would corroborate these claims. Instead I found this:

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The graphic does not explain how they managed to perform this sort of analysis from 'FBI stats'. It is also not clear what their claimed percentages are of. For example where it says "WHITES KILLED BY WHITES - 3%", do they mean that 3% of all white murder victims were murdered by another white (possibly, as they say that "whites killed by blacks" was 97%, which is the exact complement of 3%)?

However, the FBI data suggest that 23,253 whites were murdered, and 22,031 murders were committed by whites. So if only 3% of 23,253, or 698, in whole numbers, were killed by another white, then we can subtract that from the 22,031 where whites were perpetrators (22.031 - 698) to get 21,333 murders perpetrated by whites on presumably other races. Does that make any sense?
 

pigfarmer

tall, thin, irritable
I don't like meme graphics that purport to show statistical information, particularly when they vaguely reference a source ('FBI stats') without any attempt at detailed attribution, or where you can find an actually detailed analysis. I went to the FBI's Crime Data Explorer, and I could not easily find data that would corroborate these claims. Instead I found this:

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The graphic does not explain how they managed to perform this sort of analysis from 'FBI stats'. It is also not clear what their claimed percentages are of. For example where it says "WHITES KILLED BY WHITES - 3%", do they mean that 3% of all white murder victims were murdered by another white (possibly, as they say that "whites killed by blacks" was 97%, which is the exact complement of 3%)?

However, the FBI data suggest that 23,253 whites were murdered, and 22,031 murders were committed by whites. So if only 3% of 23,253, or 698, in whole numbers, were killed by another white, then we can subtract that from the 22,031 where whites were perpetrators (22.031 - 698) to get 21,333 murders perpetrated by whites on presumably other races. Does that make any sense?

Agreed, but there's another way to look at it too. Come on over, I'll buy you a beer and we can take an evening walk in the Bronx near Mott Haven or maybe Washington Heights.
 

AD1184

Celestial
Agreed, but there's another way to look at it too. Come on over, I'll buy you a beer and we can take an evening walk in the Bronx near Mott Haven or maybe Washington Heights.
I don't doubt the overall point you are trying to make. However, the best way to make the point is with accurate information. Otherwise, your opponents can truthfully describe sources like the above graphic as misinformation.
 

pigfarmer

tall, thin, irritable
That did come out a bit snarkier than intended, sorry. I was thinking that dry stats are one thing, having to run traffic lights and to never turn your back to the street is another. That could just as easily be in Milwaukee or podunk Poughkeepsie right up the road from me.

It could be easily said that my experiences are too small a statistical sample and that is correct.

A friend made this exact point to me many years ago but then went on to ask 'what do you think when you see a black man approaching you on a dark street' ? Hard to argue the visceral reaction, memes spring from zeitgeist.
 

nivek

As Above So Below
Water can boil and freeze at the same time...The only temperature at which water can exist in all three states of matter is 0.01°C...

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The shadow

The shadow knows!
Sir Alic Guinness hated Star wars. He never attended conventions and refused to sign any Star wars items.
For less than a days work on the next 2 movies he got a percentage.
Harrison Ford also hated Star wars and was put into Carbonite because they were so unsure he would return. He wanted solo killed off but relented because of Carrie Fisher.
Who he had an affair with.
 

nivek

As Above So Below
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nivek

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