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jeena@piefed.jeena.net 2 years ago
That's a weird scale.
Apytele@sh.itjust.works 2 years ago
DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 2 years ago
You mean completely amazing scale choice
ramble81@lemm.ee 2 years ago
I was trying to figure out what was bothering me about it. Basically 1’0” - 5’0” is 1 tick mark part foot and then it’s 1 tick mark per inch. So basically you have a 12:1 ratio for the first 6 inches, so it’s not a linear, logarithmic, exponential or any normal type of scale.
takeda@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Or simply, according to the scale from top of the head to calves is only one foot.
rem26_art@fedia.io 2 years ago
one glance and you'd assume that the average Indonesian man only comes up to the calf of the average man from The Netherlands
danc4498@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Their feet starts at the 4 foot 8 inches mark.
Rhaedas@fedia.io 2 years ago
Such techniques are often used to sell a conclusion with data that doesn't agree. Scaling, cropping, etc. Visuals are very powerful, and people will look at a graph and assume it's correct.
BreadOven@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Agreed, it’s total bullshit. This sort of stuff should be outlawed.