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WealthRichest person vs. an average US household

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50 cm1 m1.5 m2 m2.5 mCoffee cup10 cmWine bottle30 cmPerson1.8 mWealth of a US household (≈ $192,900)21.1 cm↑ the stack keeps going …$100= one $100 bill (0.11 mm thick)Wealth: richest person vs. an average US householdWEALTH Richest person vs. an average US householdUSA
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  • $100100Each layer = one $100 bill (0.11 mm thick)
  • Wealth of a US household (≈ $192,900): 1,929 bills = 21.1 cm
  • $Elon Musk's wealth (≈ $450 billion): 4.5 billion bills = 491 km
  • 2.43 % of GPS satellites
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WealthRichest 1 % vs. the other 99 % of humanity

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Richest 1 %1 % of global wealthOther 99 %99 % of global wealthField = All private wealth on Earth (≈ $450 trillion) · 1 figure = 1 % of humanityWealth: richest 1 % vs. the other 99 % of humanityWEALTH Richest 1 % vs. the other 99 % of humanityWorldwide
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  • Field=All private wealth on Earth (≈ $450 trillion)
  • Richest 1 %: 38 % of global wealth
  • Other 99 %: 62 % of global wealth
  • Per person: 60.7× as much (Wealth of the richest 1 % vs. Wealth of the other 99 %)
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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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Per year worldwideMilitary spending vs. UN peacekeeping

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MassEarth vs. Sun

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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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