Notes & assumptions
- Average orbital height of the International Space Station is estimated at 415 km (258 miles).
- The world’s largest hypostyle hall is the temple of Amon-Re at Karnak, in Egypt.
- Sumo wrestler weight is 149 kg (328 lb), calculated as the average of the current three yokozuna (grand champions) — Hakuho, Harumafuji and Kakuryu.
- Emails are assumed to be individually printed on A4 paper (80 g/m2).
- Airliner capacity is based on Boeing 737-800 planes with 189 seats in a single-class layout.
- Thank you to Openclipart for being a great source of SVG images.
Nice work Daniel,
I took the liberty of letting the alt text roam free off its longdesc leash and also gave it a bit of HTML love:
2014 in figures – alt text
Thanks for that Steve. I’ve added a direct link to your text.
Impressive numbers and humorous comparisons which enliven one’s understanding of the numbers. That’s a lot of geek brain cells working for the good of the web! Great job, Daniel and W3C!