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* '''"<span style="color:#4988f1">Shark attack</span>" vs "<span style="color:#d55c52">childbirth</span>":''' While both of these things might be considered risky, there is not much of a relationship between them. As might be expected, the "shark attack" search is more common in most coastal states (and, for some reason, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Nevada, despite being landlocked). Just like Frostbite vs. heat stroke, a tiny part of North Carolina is miscoloured. | * '''"<span style="color:#4988f1">Shark attack</span>" vs "<span style="color:#d55c52">childbirth</span>":''' While both of these things might be considered risky, there is not much of a relationship between them. As might be expected, the "shark attack" search is more common in most coastal states (and, for some reason, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Nevada, despite being landlocked). Just like Frostbite vs. heat stroke, a tiny part of North Carolina is miscoloured. | ||
β | * '''"<span style="color:#4988f1">Snakes</span>" vs "<span style="color:#d55c52">ants</span>" vs "<span style="color:#e3bc65">bees</span>" vs "<span style="color:#9dc89f">alligators</span>":''' These are all dangerous animals that cause occasional human fatalities (mainly from allergic reactions for ants and bees). There is no noticeable pattern in which animal is searched most often, though only Florida has alligators as the most common search of the four. Florida presumably has Alligators as the most searched item on this list as it is where the Everglades are located, a vast area of swamp and marsh that, aside from maintaining the ecosystem and the water supply of Florida, also is home to an obscene number of alligators | + | * '''"<span style="color:#4988f1">Snakes</span>" vs "<span style="color:#d55c52">ants</span>" vs "<span style="color:#e3bc65">bees</span>" vs "<span style="color:#9dc89f">alligators</span>":''' These are all dangerous animals that cause occasional human fatalities (mainly from allergic reactions for ants and bees). There is no noticeable pattern in which animal is searched most often, though only Florida has alligators as the most common search of the four. Florida presumably has Alligators as the most searched item on this list as it is where the Everglades are located, a vast area of swamp and marsh that, aside from maintaining the ecosystem and the water supply of Florida, also is home to an obscene number of alligators. The search volume for bees in Utah may be erroneous because Salt Lake City is home to the minor league baseball team "The Bees" and thus Utah would have a large number of searches looking for the baseball team rather than the animal. |
* '''"<span style="color:#4988f1">Retirement planning</span>" vs "<span style="color:#d55c52">bungee jumping</span>":''' The implication here is that people in some states are more concerned with short-term fun rather than long-term planning. The contrast is more striking since {{w|bungee jumping}} is a potentially dangerous activity and people practicing it might be seen as likely to die young enough not to need a retirement plan. Bungee jumping is actually a quite safe activity, due to most operators following rigorous safety procedures, but habitual thrill-seekers may then end up putting themselves at greater risks in other ways. | * '''"<span style="color:#4988f1">Retirement planning</span>" vs "<span style="color:#d55c52">bungee jumping</span>":''' The implication here is that people in some states are more concerned with short-term fun rather than long-term planning. The contrast is more striking since {{w|bungee jumping}} is a potentially dangerous activity and people practicing it might be seen as likely to die young enough not to need a retirement plan. Bungee jumping is actually a quite safe activity, due to most operators following rigorous safety procedures, but habitual thrill-seekers may then end up putting themselves at greater risks in other ways. | ||
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* '''"<span style="color:#4988f1">Resume tips</span>" vs "<span style="color:#d55c52">skateboard tricks</span>":''' Another comparison between learning a "serious", goal-oriented skill (career advancement) and a "silly", fun skill (skateboarding). It is also an imperfect rhyme. Interestingly, of the states with enough data for a result, only Arizona had more hits for "skateboard tricks". | * '''"<span style="color:#4988f1">Resume tips</span>" vs "<span style="color:#d55c52">skateboard tricks</span>":''' Another comparison between learning a "serious", goal-oriented skill (career advancement) and a "silly", fun skill (skateboarding). It is also an imperfect rhyme. Interestingly, of the states with enough data for a result, only Arizona had more hits for "skateboard tricks". | ||
β | * '''"<span style="color:#4988f1">Donald Trump</span>" vs "<span style="color:#d55c52">What do I do</span>":''' The implication here seems to be that people in some states are more likely to ask Google "what do I do?", either in panic or in ignorance, than they are to look up the latest doings of the US President. The split shown is not too different from the actual split between states voting for [[Donald Trump]] and for his opponent, {{w|Hillary Clinton}}, with | + | * '''"<span style="color:#4988f1">Donald Trump</span>" vs "<span style="color:#d55c52">What do I do</span>":''' The implication here seems to be that people in some states are more likely to ask Google "what do I do?", either in panic or in ignorance, than they are to look up the latest doings of the US President. The split shown is not too different from the actual split between states voting for [[Donald Trump]] and for his opponent, {{w|Hillary Clinton}}, with those voting ''against'' Donald Trump being more likely to search for him. |
* '''"<span style="color:#4988f1">Existential crisis</span>" vs "<span style="color:#d55c52">Marco Rubio</span>":''' Senator {{w|Marco Rubio}} was a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016. Everywhere but Alaska, people were more likely to look up his name than to search for "existential crisis". This may be due to {{w|Cabin Fever}}, which is common in Alaska due to the long, dark winters and frequent isolation. | * '''"<span style="color:#4988f1">Existential crisis</span>" vs "<span style="color:#d55c52">Marco Rubio</span>":''' Senator {{w|Marco Rubio}} was a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016. Everywhere but Alaska, people were more likely to look up his name than to search for "existential crisis". This may be due to {{w|Cabin Fever}}, which is common in Alaska due to the long, dark winters and frequent isolation. |