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Reading no. 2024/216

EnvironmentCross-reading

Is the Pacific garbage patch read more than recycling?

1.14reads per read

North Pacific

Hawaii

Views of the English Wikipedia article Great Pacific garbage patch on 2 August 2024, set against those of the article Recycling on the same day.

833viewsViews of the Great Pacific garbage patch page (2 August 2024)
731viewsViews of the Recycling page (2 August 2024)

833 reads for the patch, 731 for recycling: 1.14 to one. The patch is still afloat; the bureau counted only the readers.

Observation
Views of the Great Pacific garbage patch page (2 August 2024)
833 views
Views of the Recycling page (2 August 2024)
731 views

Method

Human views (agent 'user') of the Great Pacific garbage patch and Recycling articles on en.wikipedia.org on 2 August 2024: 833 and 731. Quotient of the first by the second.

Source

Nature

Cross-reading

Two real, sourced values with no connection, set against each other. Each is exact. Their quotient has no known use.

Confidence

Medium

See also

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