2014 in figures

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Average orbital height of the International Space Station is estimated at 415 km (258 miles).
The world's largest hypostyle hall is the temple of Amon-Re at Karnak, in Egypt.
Sumo wrestler weight is 149 kg (328 lb), calculated as the average of the current three yokozuna (grand champions) — Hakuho, Harumafuji and Kakuryu.
Emails are assumed to be individually printed on A4 paper (80 g/m²).
Airliner capacity is based on Boeing 737-800 planes with 189 seats in a single-class layout.
Thank you to Openclipart for being a great source of SVG images.

steve faulkner - 12 January 2015 at 11:30:55 UTC

Nice work Daniel,
I took the liberty of letting the alt text roam free off its longdesc leash and also gave it a bit of HTML love:
2014 in figures - alt text
- Daniel Davis - 12 January 2015 at 12:14:59 UTC
  
  Thanks for that Steve. I've added a direct link to your text.
Ann Bassetti - 15 January 2015 at 18:41:28 UTC

Impressive numbers and humorous comparisons which enliven one's understanding of the numbers. That's a lot of geek brain cells working for the good of the web! Great job, Daniel and W3C!
Amy Walker - 21 January 2015 at 22:07:37 UTC

20 yrs old already W3C? Wow, time sure flies. I can't believe PlayStation has already been around that long either.

The numbers don't lie. You're obviously making a big impact on the web, and let's keep it going for another 20 yrs W3C!
Ranjith Chandran - 12 March 2015 at 07:59:50 UTC

I think 2015 is going to be even more phenomenal for the web. Steps taken by google, facebook and microsoft are definitely going to boost the above mentioned numbers

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