[RD] Daily Graphs and Charts

[Heretic_Cata]

Wow, and i thought trains were the most fuel efficient way of transport. (or was this just for shipping cargo ?)

 

[Cutlass]

Here's a bit more explanation. Rail freight is second only to barge for fuel economy per ton/mile. But planes have nearly 5 times the number of passengers per vehicle as train.

 

[Arwon]

Yeah if you check out that table for trains, the MJ per passenger km measurement varies substantially between countries. Amtrak comes out very badly.

It's probably a combination of lower patronage, older stock, running on diesel rather than electricity, and lower average speeds with more speed changes?

 

[Cutlass]

Spoiler :

 

[tokala]

I'm shocked by this. I wouldn't have thought air travel could hold a candle to anything on the ground. I might have to dive into this data, it flies in the face of what I know.

The problem with planes is not so much that they burn excessive amounts of fuel per passenger mile (unless used for short range hops), but that they produde simply a lot of passenger miles.

One intercontinental return passage is comfortably accomplished on a single weekend, but will burn as much fuel per passenger as the average car in a whole year (ballpark).

 

[JohannaK]

Spoiler :

I believe someone already posted it somewhere. In any case, I'm pretty sure I had already seen it.

 

[MagisterCultuum]

Spoiler :

This map still is not very accurate.

Madagascar is actually about twice the size of the UK.

 

[peter grimes]

This map still is not very accurate.

Madagascar is actually about twice the size of the UK.

I never would have guessed that if I didn't check the numbers myself! Also, the UK is roughly the size of Arizona

 

[JohannaK]

Oh, I thought Arizona was larger.

 

[metatron]

Alcohol is bad, but doesn't scratch the surface of say, LSD.

Your opinion on this particular matter is entirely uninformed, unaffected by scientific evidence and/or personal experience, right?

 

[KMRblue1027]

I never would have guessed that if I didn't check the numbers myself! Also, the UK is roughly the size of Arizona

I knew the second one. It's just always oversized on Civ maps.

 

[Cutlass]

http://www.businessinsider.com/who-we-owe-federal-debt-to-2013-10

 

[El_Machinae]

But you can see why you're a bit beholden to travel light when you fly. Like, even losing bodyfat is a significant factor.

 

[madviking]

Spoiler :

good to see gordon's up so high

 

[GinandTonic]

Slimline is an abomination before the lord.

 

[Cutlass]

Spoiler :

http://visual.ly/spending-time

 

[Winner]

 

[Mise]

 

[Monsterzuma]

Link to video.

Returns for Investors at Unprecedented Lows

might tie in with Bob Gordon's views: http://johnhcochrane.blogspot.nl/2012/08/gordon-on-growth.html

or in some contrived way with peak oil. which in turn could be consistent with Bob Gordon's work.

or is it more of a local, national phenomenon? you'd think a difference in returns between countries' asset markets would get arbitraged away over time.

 

[Monsterzuma]

http://www.businessinsider.com/gail-tverberg-on-peak-oil-2013-10

42 cool peak oil charts.