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WealthRichest person vs. an average US household

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WealthRichest 1 % vs. the other 99 % of humanity

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Birds killed per year in the USAWind turbines vs. windows vs. cats

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Per yearPet spending vs. the cost of ending world hunger

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Income per yearZara founder vs. a seamstress in Bangladesh

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Damage per year in GermanyTax evasion vs. welfare fraud

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German federal budget 2024Pensions vs. everything else

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German federal budget 2026Defence vs. education & research

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Farmland in GermanyAnimal feed vs. food

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Wealth in GermanyRichest 1 % vs. poorest 50 %

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Wealth per adultGermany vs. world average

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CO₂One private-jet flight vs. a whole life in Niger

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CO₂ emissionsRichest 1 % vs. poorest 50 % of humanity

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CO₂ emissions per yearThe biggest emitting countries

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Plastic per year worldwideRecycled vs. produced

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Plastic recycled per year497 m²Field = Plastic produced per year (≈ 460 million t)= Plastic recycled per year (≈ 32 million t)10 mPlastic per year worldwide: recycled vs. producedPLASTIC PER YEAR WORLDWIDE Recycled vs. producedWorldwide
Width of view: 68.3 m
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  • Field=Plastic produced per year (≈ 460 million t)
  • =Plastic recycled per year (≈ 32 million t): 497 m²
  • 14.4 of them fill the field
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Per year worldwideMilitary spending vs. UN peacekeeping

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50 cm1 m1.5 m2 m2.5 mCoffee cup10 cmWine bottle30 cmPerson1.8 m↑ the stack keeps going …↑ the stack keeps going …$100= one $100 bill (0.11 mm thick)Per year worldwide: military spending vs. UN peacekeepingPER YEAR WORLDWIDE Military spending vs. UN peacekeepingWorldwide
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  • $100100Each layer = one $100 bill (0.11 mm thick)
  • UN peacekeeping budget (≈ $5.6 billion): 56 million bills = 6.12 km
  • Military spending worldwide (≈ $2.7 trillion): 27.2 billion bills = 2,970 km
  • ≈ 7.28× International Space Station
  • 14.7 % of GPS satellites
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MassEarth vs. Sun

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Mass of Earth214 cm²SmartphoneField = Mass of the Sun (1.99 × 10³⁰ kg)= Mass of Earth (5.97 × 10²⁴ kg)10 cmMass: Earth vs. SunMASS Earth vs. SunWorldwide
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  • Field=Mass of the Sun (1.99 × 10³⁰ kg)
  • =Mass of Earth (5.97 × 10²⁴ kg): 214 cm²
  • 1.98× Smartphone
  • 333,166 of them fill the field
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How many?Grains of sand on Earth vs. stars in the universe

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DiameterEarth vs. Milky Way

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DiameterEarth vs. observable universe

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DiameterEarth vs. Sun

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How long?A human life vs. the age of the universe

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How long?Human civilization vs. the age of Earth

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How long ago?Building the pyramids vs. the end of the dinosaurs

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