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| title = Numbers | | title = Numbers | ||
| image = numbers.png | | image = numbers.png | ||
− | | titletext = The typical internet user (who wants to share) has an IQ of 147 and a 9-inch penis. Better than the reverse, I guess | + | | titletext = The typical internet user (who wants to share) has an IQ of 147 and a 9-inch penis. Better than the reverse, I guess}} |
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | The graphics use the popular search engine Google to show how many hits (or web pages) are returned as relevant based on a given search replacing <X> by different numbers. | |
;Bottles of beer | ;Bottles of beer | ||
− | :The top one is of the | + | :The top one is of the popular children's song {{w|99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall}}. In this song, the singers begin with 99 bottles and with each repeat of the verse, decrease the bottles of beer by one. The graph shows a slowdown at 66 bottles of beer, something highlighted. A spike occurs at 49 bottles of beer, which seems to be a popular variant (possibly due to 49 bottles taking about half the time that 99 would). |
;Boy/girlfriends | ;Boy/girlfriends | ||
− | :On the second row, the left graph represents how many | + | :On the second row, the left graph represents how many girl or boy friends someone has had. They seem pretty similar, though the logarithmic chart may be working on that. There is a clear peak at four girlfriends. |
;School grade | ;School grade | ||
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;Penis length | ;Penis length | ||
− | :The graph on the far right of the second row describes Internet users talking about the lengths of penises that they have. 5-6 inches | + | :The graph on the far right of the second row describes Internet users talking about the lengths of penises that they "have". (This would include both males discussing their own penises and persons of both genders saying that they "have" their boyfriend's penis, or, less plausibly, a severed penis.) Several websites report 5-6 inches is considered average, but it doesn't appear that way on the Internet. |
;Cup size | ;Cup size | ||
− | :The third row contains four graphs. The far left is the breast size of the Internet user. (This presumably refers to female users, since male breasts are not typically measured in cup size.) The actual breast size is generally considered a bell curve around a B or C cup, yet the hits on Google describe almost an exact opposite trend. Taken with the above male penis length and this describes a trend where either the "average" person posting information seems to embellish or the majority stay quiet | + | :The third row contains four graphs. The far left is the breast size of the Internet user. (This presumably refers to female users, since male breasts are not typically measured in cup size.) The actual breast size is generally considered a bell curve around a B or C cup, yet the hits on Google describe almost an exact opposite trend. Taken with the above male penis length and this describes a trend where either the "average" person posting information seems to embellish or the majority stay quiet. |
;I have never had a boyfriend | ;I have never had a boyfriend | ||
− | : | + | :Next to it is the number of hits per (mostly) female Internet users talking about how old they are without having a boyfriend. There's a spike at 18. The comic was written in 2010; as of 2014 the spike does not exist. Google behaves very strangely in this case, as it shows two very different numbers for each search. |
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!Age!!First number reported by Google!!Actual number of pages after advancing to the last one!!First number reported by Google after clicking on "More results from answers.yahoo.com"!!Actual number of pages after advancing to the last one (Yahoo Answers) | !Age!!First number reported by Google!!Actual number of pages after advancing to the last one!!First number reported by Google after clicking on "More results from answers.yahoo.com"!!Actual number of pages after advancing to the last one (Yahoo Answers) | ||
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;Glasses of water a day | ;Glasses of water a day | ||
− | :Third from the left | + | :Third from the left is the number of glasses drunk per day. {{w|Drinking water}} has a commonly accepted standard of 8 glasses a day of being the most healthy. |
;Number of lights | ;Number of lights | ||
− | :On the far right is a description of the number of lights. The spike at four is due to a famous scene from | + | :On the far right is a description of the number of lights. The spike at four is due to a famous scene from Star Trek: The Next Generation, episode Chain of Command Part 2 where Captain Picard answers that there are four lights, despite pressure to answer that there are five. This is itself a reference to George Orwell's novel 1984, where Winston Smith is tortured until he "learns" to be unsure of the number of fingers being held up by his torturer, despite him only holding up four. |
;Number of problems | ;Number of problems | ||
− | :Bottom left is a reference to the popular | + | :Bottom left is a reference to the popular Jay-Z rap song {{w|99 Problems}}. |
;IQ | ;IQ | ||
− | :Bottom right describes the | + | :Bottom right describes the IQ of the Internet goer compared to the average. By the definition of the test, when the test scale was developed, the average was 100 with a standard deviation of 15. However, the comic implies that the average claimed IQ closes in on 145, more than 3 standard deviations above the real average! (In reality, many studies have shown that the real average is now higher than 100.) |
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− | + | The title text refers to the searches. In this, it humorously states that having a 9-inch penis and 147 IQ is better than having a 147-inch penis and 9 IQ. While this is true for humans, it may not be true for all species. | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
[[Category:Statistics]] | [[Category:Statistics]] | ||
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Charts]] |
[[Category:Penis]] | [[Category:Penis]] | ||
[[Category:Google Search]] | [[Category:Google Search]] | ||
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