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Breath in, breath out
by Collin Crowell (Digits) 1 The percentage number of those living in China's urbanized areas that breath air considered safe by the European Union. Or, put another way, there is a 99% chance that you breath toxic air. Everyday. Read more » |
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I went to Zapatas and all I got was 6,540 bottles of tequila. Then I died at home
by Collin Crowell (Digits) 545 How many bottles of Jose Cuervo Gold tequila the restaurant Zapatas sells in Shanghai on average each month. They claim to be the largest vendor of tequila in Asia. Think you can do better? Purchase more than 6,540 bottles per year and you're the new champ. You ... Read more » |
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One year in jail for fake meat
by Collin Crowell (Digits) 1 Reportedly, the number of years in prison the writer who fabricated the cardboard baozi story received by Chinese authorities.See here Read more » |
Reverse engineering or beating them at their own game or who's the fastest Harry Potter pirater in the world. Yeah, it's China!
by Collin Crowell (Digits) 1 How many days it took to get the entire copy (translated!) of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" on the streets in Beijing and Shanghai. Released world-wide on July 21st, the translated version sells for approximately 20 RMB, or just a fraction of the cost that the People's ... Read more » |
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Chinese people marrying dead people to other dead people
by Collin Crowell (Digits) 40,000 How much RMB you can reportedly sell a "wet" (recently deceased) young woman for a "ghost marriage" in rural areas of China. The tradition of marrying unwed dead men to other dead women is making a comeback, as traditional customs or "superstitions" find favor once again in the ... Read more » |
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On Pirates, Lenders and Computer Geeks
by John Clayton (Digits) 509,700,000 Estimated amount in USD that the FBI and their Chinese counterparts seized in a raid on what is being called "the largest software counterfeit organization ever seen." Over 290,000 copies of pirated Microsoft and Symantec software were found, and the crime rings have produced over $2 ... Read more » |
It's raining tickets and Internet users in China
by Collin Crowell (Digits) 50 The chance that it will rain near the Opening Ceremony of 2008 Olympics according to the Beijing Weather Modification Office. But not to worry, the city’s 26 experimental stations are “using chemical catalyst agents to modify the time and location of the rainfall or to dispel clouds.” 4 ... Read more » |
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We're eating cardboard
by Collin Crowell (Digits) 60 The percentage of cardboard, yes, cardboard, in a Beijing baozi recipe, as reported by CNN. A street vendor was caught on video giving his recipe. What's in the recipe?" the reporter asks. "Six to four," the man says. "You mean 60 percent cardboard? What is the other 40 ... Read more »
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Win a free Mickey Mouse doll! Guess how many dead mice are in that 90 ton pile.
by Collin Crowell (Digits) The number of mice in the millions (or billions) killed by local residents as they fled encroaching flood waters. Massive flooding is "starving" the mice, which in turn are terrorizing local nearby crops. Digg posts quickly escalated the quantity of dead mice to 2 billion, but Xinhua says only 90 ... Read more » |
Solar is back baby, Chelsea Clinton sells Chinese drugs, pigs so waterlogged they can't stand, Linfen air and a Qingdaonese girl's tit all in this Digits
by Collin Crowell (Digits) 12 Supposedly, the number of kilos the former first child, Chelsea Clinton lost using a Chinese herbal weight loss drug. 2.5 The number of hours longer a newly unveiled solar powered Chinese cell phone battery lasts over conventional batteries. 150 The average air particle index of Linfen, Shanxi province ... Read more » |
This just in, pollution kills chinese people
by Collin Crowell (Digits) 760,000 The number of people who prematurely die due to air and water pollution in China every year according to a recent and controversial World Bank report. Which is why you should buy this thing The Financial Times recently reported that "a World Bank report, entitled 'Cost of Pollution ... Read more »
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Getting rich off statistics
by Collin Crowell (Digits) Wow, we're suddenly rich! 40,000 The equivalent number of USD you would earn to support your lifestyle if your salary in China is roughly RMB 100,000 a year, according to the popular Mckinsey Report on global markets. When accounting for purchasing-power parity, a household income of 100,000 renminbi, for instance, buys ... Read more »
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Tiger meat, fake iphones, Iranian programmers save Flickr, baby girls, Johnny Depp scores and a very high road in this edition of Digits
by Collin Crowell (Digits) 14 The number of days the photo sharing website Flickr was banned in parts of China. A Firefox add on to view blocked was released by an Iranian programmer a day after the ban. 140 The number of dollars it reportedly takes to buy a fake iPhone. A real 4GB ... Read more » |
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How many mobiles have you lost?
by Collin Crowell (Digits) Where do you lose your mobile? from China Herald by Fons Tuinstra Amazing statistics from the Brits. Annually they flush 855,00 mobiles down the toilet. In total they lose 4.5 million mobiles, roughly worth five billion Renminbi or 500 million Euro. Second best is the bar, where they ... Read more »
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