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If the planet was a 100 persons village

Discussion in 'Alley of Dangerous Angles' started by Ofelix, Jan 27, 2007.

  1. Ofelix

    Ofelix The world changes, we do not, what irony!

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    Remove all ads!
    Yes let us imagine that

    60 would be Asian (20 Chinese and 17 Indians)
    14 Would be American (6 North 4 South)
    13 would be African
    12 would be European
    1/2 would be from Oceania

    52 Women
    48 Men

    30 White
    70 None-White (Black, Asian, Native American etc.)

    20 Christian
    80 None-Christian

    89 Heterosexual
    11 Homosexual

    48 would be living in cities
    52 would be living in countryside (Farm etc.)

    50 persons lives with 2 dollars per day
    25 persons lives with 1 dollars per day
    25 persons lives with more than 2$ per day

    6 persons posses 59% of the earth total ressources
    15 persons produces more than half of the anual CO2 pollution
    25 persons consume 3/4 of the earth energy while the 75 others persons consume the remaining quarter

    17 persons without acces the drinkable water nor adequate housing nor medical services
    50 persons are starving
    70 persons can't write or read
    80 persons lives in inadequate houses / appartment

    20 persons cotrols 74% of the total phone lines and 84% of the paper used
    11 persons uses an automobile
    9 persons has acces to internet
    Only one persons has post high school education ! :eek:

    This document was handed to me in one of my classes and I've done my best to translate it in english :p , the sources comes from the United Nation, World Bank etc.
     
    Ofelix, Jan 27, 2007
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  2. Sir Fink Gems: 13/31
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    Sir Fink, Jan 28, 2007
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  3. The Magister Gems: 26/31
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    Good lord... those are some depressing figures.
     
    The Magister, Jan 28, 2007
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  4. revmaf

    revmaf Older, not wiser, but a lot more fun

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    Sir Fink, thank you for that link. The numbers are sobering but perhaps not as sobering as those Ofelix posted.
     
    revmaf, Jan 29, 2007
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