Maps, Charts, and Shit

[Regular Joe]

^ That is fucking awesome, RegJoe.  Nice work!

W-w-why thank you, sir!

Here is a corollary map to the one above that just popped up in my life, and I didn't search for. Apparently fat maps are really effective on peoples brains right now.

[Sarah]

I'm surprised at Maine's number.  All the fancy people in the southern part of the state probably skewed the findings toward slenderness.

[Bryan]

The leanest state has an obesity rate of ONLY 18.4%. Wow.

[todd]

The leanest state has an obesity rate of ONLY 18.4%. Wow.

That's not THAT bad, is it? Less than 1 out of every 5 people is fat? I can tell you, just looking around my office, we're much, much, much higher than that.

[Bryan]

I dunno. Maybe it's not so bad. Probably it depends on how "obesity" is defined.

I'm easily shocked, I guess.

[Sarah]

The clinical definition of obesity is a body mass index* of 30 or higher.  To illustrate, if a 5' 6" person weighs 190 pounds, s/he has a BMI of 30.7.  It's not an entirely accurate measure because it doesn't take build into account. 

*BMI is the body’s weight in kilograms divided by the square of the body’s height in meters.

[Bryan]

So maybe 18.4% of Colorado residents are bodybuilders. Or at least, some of them could be.

[Sploops]

also, a brit's map of the world (way huge)

[Jennifer]

That singles map does not bode well for my future in NY.

[Shaggy 2 Grote]

Yeah, but it looks like if you drive a half-hour north you'll be able to find plenty of dudes.

[Jennifer]

Yeah, but it looks like if you drive a half-hour north you'll be able to find plenty of dudes.

I wish--I'm in Buffalo. Apparently I need to switch coasts.

[Regular Joe]

And I need to get the hell off the west coast! This place is one giant sausage-fest apparently.

[Bryan]

Yeah, but it looks like if you drive a half-hour north you'll be able to find plenty of dudes.

I wish--I'm in Buffalo. Apparently I need to switch coasts.

So drive half an hour north and you'll be in Toronto! I know some single men there.

[Regular Joe]

A Map of Olympic Medals: Circles are sized by the number of medals that countries won in summer Olympic Games. Use the slider to view past Olympics, or click on a country to display a list of its medal winners.

Also, a carbonated beverage map (link to full size):

[Emily]

I wonder why this is.