Helpful Figures

November 20, 2010 2:50 PM

Helpful Figures: Informative infographics on a variety of topics. For example, food: "There are many types of food, some of which are pies, the rest of which should be pies." And DNA: "Humans and computers share 95% of the same DNA."
posted by kmz (17 comments total)

Good stuff. The folks at the lab will like the DNA one.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 3:02 PM on November 20, 2010

I knew all of the facts presented in the Prescription Drugs infographic, but because of it's importance in these tough economic times, it think this one bears repeating:

"Prescription drugs can be mined from the earth directly, but it is usually more economical to barter for them with the molemen."
posted by bionic.junkie at 3:10 PM on November 20, 2010 [2 favorites]

"Education is what it is called when you pay someone to tell you enough things to make you a grownup."

I get paid to tell people things. I don't feel like a grownup. Something's wrong with this picture.
posted by madcaptenor at 3:14 PM on November 20, 2010 [1 favorite]

I get paid to tell people things. I don't feel like a grownup. Something's wrong with this picture.

Something is wrong with your picture. Infographics don't lie.
posted by bionic.junkie at 3:24 PM on November 20, 2010 [1 favorite]

Epon-hysterical!
posted by garnetgirl at 3:27 PM on November 20, 2010

Students in Russia study only one subject ("Belittlement"), in which the instructor strikes them while informing them of their shortcomings.

This is actually true.
posted by nasreddin at 4:34 PM on November 20, 2010 [1 favorite]

Number 5 here seems highly MeFi relevant...
posted by HotPants at 4:55 PM on November 20, 2010

Very funny. Reminds me of Demetri Martin.
posted by ZenMasterThis at 5:28 PM on November 20, 2010

This is hilarious! Remindsme very much of Look Around You.
posted by ShawnStruck at 5:36 PM on November 20, 2010 [1 favorite]

How have I missed seeing this site for all these years? Thank you, thank you, thank you.
posted by briank at 5:46 PM on November 20, 2010

Prescription drugs can be mined from the earth directly

I thought they where harvested from the sea?
posted by porpoise at 6:15 PM on November 20, 2010

"There are many types of food, some of which are pies, the rest of which should be pies."


I thought there was going to be some kind of chart.

I am disappoint.
posted by louche mustachio at 6:40 PM on November 20, 2010 [1 favorite]

ed.
posted by louche mustachio at 6:40 PM on November 20, 2010 [1 favorite]

Education in Canada consists of saying excuse me ten thousand times until you're 18 and then they give you your high school diploma.

Food in Canada revolves around eating poutine for breakfast, dinner and supper so you can get a job for life in the civil service reserved for bilingual Type 1 diabetics.

In Canada DNA means Department of National Apathy.

Well, that was fun!
posted by drogien at 7:15 PM on November 20, 2010

I thought there was going to be some kind of chart.

Here you go.
posted by ChurchHatesTucker at 8:11 PM on November 20, 2010

I am disappoint.

Oh, great. Now you the internet.
posted by krinklyfig at 12:58 AM on November 21, 2010

Freddy Krueger are disappoint.
posted by taz at 3:51 AM on November 21, 2010