02.22. 2010 MONEY + NUMBERS counting the news... |
Length of Tiger Woods' staged apology for his transgressions
14 minutes
14 minutes
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Length of governor Mark Sanford's staged apology for his transgression
18 minutes
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Length of John Mayer's onstage apology for his Playboy interview4 minutes
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Percentage of household energy one to two Bloom Boxes
are purported to generate
100
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Approximate percentage of power burned at energy plants
that converts to usable household power
50
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Number of solar powers EBay claims one Bloom Box
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Number of solar powers EBay claims one Bloom Box
can match in energy output
3,000
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Cost of a Bloom Box
$800,000
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Opening weekend gross for Martin Scorcese's Shutter Island
$40.2M
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Opening weekend gross for The Departed
$26.9M
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Opening weekend gross for The Aviator
$858K
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Projected amount of money Utah state officials say they would save by
making 12th grade optional
$100M
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Projected amount of money Los Angeles Unified School District officials
say they would save by shortening the school year by six days
$90M
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Sources: AP, Bloom Energy, FastCompany, OurLA, TheWeek NewsSip
Photo Credit: Daniel Case
