Thread: Trivia and other useless but interesting items

Originally Posted by cripesamighty

I wonder what would happen if there was a campaign to end the workplace 'Gender Death Gap' rather than the 'Gender Earnings Gap'?

Cripes I am in the wrong industry 51 % did not seem to die at my place happily

1. Home/residence	24,970	14.8%
2. Residential aged care facility	49,896	29.5%
3. Hospital/medical service area	86,276	51.0%
8. Other	2,367	1.4%
9. Unspecified	5,792	3.4%

Work is not right up there Link ABS

I was more thinking about dangerous jobs and the likelihood of not coming home at the end of the day, like the ones below. I think currently over 90% of workplace deaths (in Australia, USA, Canada, UK) were males, but that's because they do the most dangerous jobs. Over the years I have been employed doing a few jobs on that list, and had a few near misses too! Have to admit once or twice it may have been my fault...
As for the table, I watched my aunty die in palliative care last week, and as nice as the surroundings were, I know she was annoyed to be there!
I'm more of a 'I would like to shuffle off this mortal coil at home' kind of guy. Unless I blow up on a rocket launch into space. That would be next choice. Now, where does that fit in the table...other or unspecified? Ha ha



Top 25 Most Dangerous Jobs in the United States – AdvisorSmith

"Years of agriculture (drought) research destroyed after floodwaters inundate the University of Queensland's St Lucia glasshouses."

I am not laughing at the loss of important science work. The data loss is not trivial!

That Drought research was flooded out is a bit trivial in just a few ways which is a bit funny in a trivial way.


Brisbane floods damage University of Queensland glasshouses, result in '''huge loss of knowledge''' - ABC News

Russia likes to think it is a super power on par with America, but it is only the 11th largest in the world Australia is 13th.

GDP by Country - Worldometer (worldometers.info)

Originally Posted by RANDLOVER

Russia likes to think it is a super power on par with America, but it is only the 11th largest in the world Australia is 13th.

GDP by Country - Worldometer (worldometers.info)

That was old data 2017. Suspect they dropped a LOT due to a issue not for General Chat. GDP per Capita a interesting and good measure if not manipulated. The BIG Mac index was another I felt almost reasonable for Currency comparison No Good in Russia as McDonalds shut down last week. The Big Mac index | The Economist

The Economist link

Originally Posted by NavyDiver

That was old data 2017. Suspect they dropped a LOT due to a issue not for General Chat. GDP per Capita a interesting and good measure if not manipulated. The BIG Mac index was another I felt almost reasonable for Currency comparison No Good in Russia as McDonalds shut down last week. The Big Mac index | The Economist

The Economist link

Maccas are still paying the 61,000 employees apparently, even though they're all shut.

Only be in roubles though.................

DL

This is too cool. Saint Patrick is NOT green We may need a guinness to discuss this



Saint Patrick Blue dates from the 1780s, when it was adopted as the colour of the Anglo-Irish Order of St. Patrick.

Saint Patrick Blue Is His Color So Why Do We Celebrate With Green?

Originally Posted by 350RRC

Maccas are still paying the 61,000 employees apparently, even though they're all shut.

Only be in roubles though.................

DL

61 Thou? OMFG! How'd you like to be checking their Time Sheets each day & separating the Shysters & Lead Swingers??