20 Things That Happen in 1 Minute
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Dec 25, 2009
Real Estate Appraiser Tips said...
We seem to never stop for even a minute to consider what happens in just 1 minute of the world's existence. These are some amazing stats just to think about, especially the contrast between what Oprah and Nike earn in 1 minute and why. The number of earthquakes and lightning strikes in 1 minute is mind blowing to me. Thank you for sharing this! Bill Cobb
Dec 25, 2009
Adrian Koh said...
It's startling how many people die from starvation when tons of food are being thrown away.
Dec 25, 2009
Nathan Monk said...
This is sad but true. This needs to be brought to the public's eye more often. Then maybe we as a planet would start to change our ways for the better. Thank you for sharing this.
Dec 26, 2009
Leon Lee said...
Hi, I found this infographic here http://www.onlineeducation.net/every_minute/. I think Online Education may be the original artist, so you just appropriated this photo and have no photo-source marked, right?
Dec 26, 2009
tx972 said...
"120,673 pounds of edible food is thrown away in the United States" every minute!While we often hear that 'statistics lie', this one isn't telling the whole truth.
From a U.S. government source, we can learn that ....
-- Foodservice and consumer losses accounted for (only) 26 percent of edible food supplies.
-- Food losses occur throughout the food system, including...
.... Pre-harvest losses due to severe weather, disease, and predation
.... Storage losses due to insects, mold, deterioration, shrinkage, and spoilage
.... Removal of inedible portions — bones, blood, peels, pits, etc.
.... Discard of substandard products (bruised fruit, etc.), and...
.... Dairy products and fresh fruits and vegetables accounted for half of retail losses; fresh fruits and vegetables accounted for nearly 20 percent of consumer and foodservice losses.
-- While some food is recoverable, some is not ....
.... Livestock condemned at slaughter because of disease
.... Diseased or otherwise unsafe produce
.... Spoiled perishable food, including meat, dairy, and prepared items
.... Losses of edible portions associated with processing, such as skin and fat from meat and poultry, and peels from produce.
-- Plate scraps are appropriately discarded at eating establishments out of health considerations
Data source: http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/FoodReview/Jan1997/jan97a.pdf
In addition to the above, consider the withdrawal (i.e., food wastage) of crops from the food chain for the production of automotive fuel.
-- The U.S. ethanol industry relies almost exclusively on corn, consuming 20 percent of the available corn supply in 2006
-- The U.S. biodiesel industry relies almost exclusively on soybean oil as a feedstock.
http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/analysispaper/biomass.html
From the original statistic, one could infer that wasteful Americans toss away 60 tons of food a minute. A more realistic picture would have to deduct unavoidable waste (weather, insects, disease, etc.) and factor in the loss to the food supply from government-mandated alternative fuel production.
Still, it won't hurt most of us to eat 5% less in 2010 than we did in 2009. Though over-consumption is not classified as 'food waste', we could be helping to feed millions around the world with just a little self-restraint.
Let's also consider redirecting food sources from the huge pet food industry. Maybe you don't want to give up your beloved dogs and cats. The least we can do is to neuter our pets. Millions would be saved from starvation if all our Fidos and Fluffys could never breed again.
Dec 26, 2009
Willie Stylez said...
a VERY poignant & real reminder of how important even ONE minute is! Look @ the comparisons btwn US & World!
May 08, 2010
Imran Anwar said...
And the number of people in the world who spend even one minute a day to fix these problems.....?IMRAN
May 09, 2010
Mark Dilley said...
re: What Leon Lee said - I have often wanted to go to the source of the things you post here, it would be cool for many reasons.
