Photographer Chris Jordan figured, correctly I think, that people generally have a difficult time grasping the significance of large numbers. Reasoning in a way similar to the folks at the MegaPenny Project, Jordan decided to illustrate various stats related to Unitedstatesian consumer behavior by actually showing stuff in the relevant quantities. Go over to his Running the Numbers: An American Self-Portrait, and keep on scrollin’!

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