via Well, I suppose this is about as good a predictor as you could conjure. I dig it for the topicality and symmetry, but the quality that most defines this chart, I’d say, isapophenia, the tendency to see meaningful patterns or connections in random or meaningless data.
A thing of beauty: Renault DeZir Concept
A very original sculpture from Renault. It is wonderfully bulbous, yet a balanced shape of convex and concave surfaces. The design blurs the distinction between sheet metal and grille, with the cheese grater-like piercings above the headlights and in the chrome side inlet. The stance is lithe, agile, and predatory but not domineering. The chrome …
On the Street: ’51 Woody Country Squire
Not only a cherry, authentic woody, but the guy has a wood surfboard on the rack. A traveling time capsule, driving down the 101.
The Times breaks down Mariano Rivera’s cutter. [Infographic of the Week]
An impressive and amazing accounting and analysis of MLB’s most dominant closer. Even if you don’t watch or care much about baseball, the incredible graphic depiction of Rivera’s signature ‘cutter’ pitch is fascinating. How do they do it, how do they know the velocity, trajectory, and type of each and every pitch he threw last …
Infographic of the Week: The Evolving Estimates Of BP’s Oil Leak
via tpm Simple but effective visualization of the original lie told by BP and the feds about how much oil was leaking vs. the reality as it has proven itself. In a sane world, the 60X error between the shit BP was shoveling on 5/24 and the current estimate of 60,000 barrels/day would be enough …
China is investing $100 billion in high-speed rail this year. How much is the US spending?
via photoblog.msnbc.msn.com In 2010, the US will spend over $660 billion on military operations. Meanwhile, it took a once-in-a-lifetime depression and stimulus bill to get the US to pony up a mere $8 billion for high speed rail. Mind you, that money is not even going to be spent in one year. In fact …
