Did you know?

[Old and In the Way]

That 25% of the population of China with the highest IQ's is more people than live in North America?

That and other fascinating, disturbing facts on this powerpoint video: http://www.omfawesome.com/did-you-know

[iamahaingttta]

1. Here's a way to think about China...

Take the mainland US.
China is physically about the same size.
The US has about 300 million people.
Add another ONE BILLION PEOPLE to the east coast.
That's what China's like.

[Kelly Rupert]

4. Add public spitting and multiply the number of construction cranes by ten,

and you're getting close.

[Old and In the Way]

7. Or, take the number of mountains and divide in 1/2....

and that's about the number still remaining in Guangdong Province. They convert them into bricks.

[Henryman]

2. No Offense, but that's the dumbest presentation I've ever seen.

What does the "highest IQ" have to do with anything? 25% is 25%.

But here's something one of my daughter's high school teachers had written on her chalkboard during parent's night:
"Our parent's used to tell us to finish our dinner because there are children starving in China. Today we should tell our children to finish their homework because there are children in China who want their jobs."

[XemaSab]

3. I hope to God your kid's teacher didn't have that extra apostrophe

:eyes:

[Henryman]

8. Will "God" have anything to do with a missing period in your post?

[Swamp Rat]

10. yes

[Kelly Rupert]

5. Did you know

that China's population is more than four times America's, and thus that fact is utterly obvious?

[Old and In the Way]

6. Well....true.

I guess I was struck by the magnitude of the numbers and how, in this age of information, this translates to a significant brainpower advantage.

[Henryman]

9. I agree...

I agree with your point but I thought the choice of words used in the presentation were poor. BTW, I like your name from the Garcia et al album.

[Old and In the Way]

11. Thanks Henryman!

Welcome onboard!