Oh dear poor AtW

[vetran]

Colleague shared this with me.

Statistics of the Year 2018: Winners announced | StatsLife

some interesting stats.

imagine this :

9.5: the percentage point reduction in worldwide ‘absolute poverty’ over the last ten years - meaning that the proportion of those living in this condition has more than halved since 2008. (sourced from the World Bank in 2018 and 2008).

Things are actually getting better!

The winner of the UK Statistic of 2018 is27.8%: the peak percentage of all electricity produced in the UK due to solar power on 30 June this year. This surprising figure reflects that fact that solar power was, while only briefly, the country’s number one electricity source - ahead of gas (sourced from Electric Insights).

but this worried me

40%: the percentage of Russian males who do not live to age 65 – the proposed state pension age for men (sourced from the Times, Independent, Guardianand theWorld Health Organization).

[xoggoth]

You're saying vodka is not good for us? Darn!

[Gibbon]

You're saying vodka is not good for us? Darn!

That's right, but Gin with it's floral infusions counts as 4 of your 5 a day, you need the malt from a whisky to make it to 5 a day!

[OwlHoot]

Things are actually getting better! ..

The winner of the UK Statistic of 2018 is27.8%: the peak percentage of all electricity produced in the UK due to solar power on 30 June this year. This surprising figure reflects that fact that solar power was, while only briefly, the country’s number one electricity source - ahead of gas (sourced from Electric Insights).

I must say that is staggeringly larger than I'd have guessed. So with some improvements in efficiency and cost reductions of the panels, they could produce practically 100% of our electricity needs.

If every supermarket and warehouse roof had to be covered in them (as a condition for gaining planning permission), and they were all over car parks as "canopies" for the cars, and a line of them was fitted along the central reservation of every motorway and dual carriageway, I'm sure one could approach that.

[Hobosapien]

I must say that is staggeringly larger than I'd have guessed. So with some improvements in efficiency and cost reductions of the panels, they could produce practically 100% of our electricity needs.

If every supermarket and warehouse roof had to be covered in them (as a condition for gaining planning permission), and they were all over car parks as "canopies" for the cars, and a line of them was fitted along the central reservation of every motorway and dual carriageway, I'm sure one could approach that.

Need Musk to get off his ass and flood the market with those Tesla solar roof tiles seeing as solar panelling homes isn't happening quickly or cheaply enough.

[Mordac]

That's right, but Gin with it's floral infusions counts as 4 of your 5 a day, you need the malt from a whisky to make it to 5 a day!

So no need to add a slice of lemon then?

[OwlHoot]

Need Musk to get off his ass and flood the market with those Tesla solar roof tiles seeing as solar panelling homes isn't happening quickly or cheaply enough.

Yup, they need to be cheap, quite efficient, but also fairly long-lasting.

There's not much point in even cheap as chips and highly efficient panels if they last only a couple of years before needing all the materials and manpower of manufacturing and replacing.

[Gibbon]

So no need to add a slice of lemon then?

Thats's right, and I do find lemon takes over the subtle floral notes.

[GreenMirror]

40%: the percentage of Russian males who do not live to age 65

Isn't Alexei 64 now? Birthday 31st DEc?

So will he die from squirrel VD or from crashing into a wall?

[xoggoth]

That's right, but Gin with it's floral infusions counts as 4 of your 5 a day, you need the malt from a whisky to make it to 5 a day!

Gin don't agree with me. Surely, as alcohol is a preservative, it should make your brain last much longer.