I'm terrified of the Netherlands now

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submitted 5 months ago by Striker@lemmy.world

I'm terrified of the Netherlands now
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5 months ago

That's a weird scale.

5 months ago

Such techniques are often used to sell a conclusion with data that doesn't agree. Scaling, cropping, etc. Visuals are very powerful, and people will look at a graph and assume it's correct.

5 months ago

Agreed, it's total bullshit. This sort of stuff should be outlawed.

5 months ago , edited 3 months ago

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5 months ago

You mean completely amazing scale choice

5 months ago , edited 5 months ago

I was trying to figure out what was bothering me about it. Basically 1’0” - 5’0” is 1 tick mark part foot and then it’s 1 tick mark per inch. So basically you have a 12:1 ratio for the first 60 inches so it’s not a linear, logarithmic, exponential or any normal type of scale.

5 months ago , edited 5 months ago

Or simply, according to the scale from top of the head to calves is only one foot. Their head is only an inch tall.

5 months ago

one glance and you'd assume that the average Indonesian man only comes up to the calf of the average man from The Netherlands

5 months ago

Their feet starts at the 4 foot 8 inches mark.