Stats that blow your mind....

[zeedubbya]

This might not exactly be a stat, but the estimated AGE of the images coming to the James Webb telescope are just mind-boggling. Even this, is mind- boggling. Now it’s captured images which are 10B years old!  🤯 

“This image shows the galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 as it appeared 4.6 billion years ago, with many more galaxies in front of and behind the cluster. Much more about this cluster will be revealed as researchers begin digging into Webb’s data. This field was also imaged by Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI), which observes mid-infrared light.”

[Chibearsv]

3 hours ago, zeedubbya said:

This might not exactly be a stat, but the estimated AGE of the images coming to the James Webb telescope are just mind-boggling. Even this, is mind- boggling.  Now it’s captured images which are 10B years old!  🤯 

“This image shows the galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 as it appeared 4.6 billion years ago, with many more galaxies in front of and behind the cluster. Much more about this cluster will be revealed as researchers begin digging into Webb’s data. This field was also imaged by Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI), which observes mid-infrared light.”

I saw a very cool documentary on how they deployed the telescope and they referenced a similar image.  If you held your index finger outstretched to the night sky,  this frame is about the equivalent size of your fingernail. That is a LOT of galaxies!

[chasy]

Assume it’s 10b year old bc by the time we capture that image (speed of light), the actual solar system is 10b years older?

[ha_banos]

Here is the list of the top 10 whisky-consuming countries by volume (in litres):

India: ~2.5 billion litres
United States: ~740 million litres
France: ~140 million litres
United Kingdom: ~115 million litres
Japan: ~90 million litres
Russia: ~67 million litres
Canada: ~50 million litres
Germany: ~45 million litres
Australia: ~40 million litres
Brazil: ~35 million litres(
 

I asked gpt to summarise. 

[SirVantes]

37 minutes ago, ha_banos said:

Here is the list of the top 10 whisky-consuming countries by volume (in litres):

India: ~2.5 billion litres
United States: ~740 million litres
France: ~140 million litres
United Kingdom: ~115 million litres
Japan: ~90 million litres
Russia: ~67 million litres
Canada: ~50 million litres
Germany: ~45 million litres
Australia: ~40 million litres
Brazil: ~35 million litres(
 

i asked gpt to summarise. 

Hmm, India and US are #1 and #3 in population.  In India, almost all domestic "whisky" are spirits distilled from molasses (so basically they are also counting rum).  

[Woody Hayes]

Johnny Vander Meer, Cincinnati Reds, pitched back-to-back no-hitters in 1938.

[chasy]

At the 2022 Kentucky Derby, 19/22 horses could trace lineage back to Secretariat