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Friday math movie - The Miniature Earth

By Murray Bourne, 17 Apr 2009

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Earth Day is coming up next week (on Wed 22nd Apr 2009).

This week's math movie contemplates an Earth with a population of 100 people only. What could we say about those 100 people?

This miniature Earth would have 61 Asians and 8 North Americans. Only one would come from Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, and surrounding islands). Six people would own 59% of the wealth.

The amount spent on the military is nothing short of disgusting.

Here's the movie.

Enjoy — and consider...

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