Especially in today’s climate, people are debating a lot of things. But one’s proved quite funny. In that case, some heavy discussions occurred online that have to do with the average woman’s height. Now more than ever, we all need a good laugh.
Sandy Allen
In case you don’t already know, this is the name of the tallest woman in the world. Standing at 7’ 7”, Sandy towers over the average women. But according to a bizarre pictograph, it appears height varies dramatically depending on origin.
Posted pictograph
Not long ago, a woman by the name of Sabah Ibrahim from India saw a pictograph showing the average height of women from around the world. She was shocked. The proportions were so unbelievably off, it made females from her country look like miniature toys in comparison.
She had to share
After seeing the ridiculous pictograph, Sabah had to share the pictograph on social media. It didn’t take long for others to notice. That simple gesture quickly turned into a hilarious roast.
The caption
As if the pictograph wasn’t funny enough, Sabah added a hilarious caption. That really got the ball rolling. People from around the globe began to respond with funny and sarcastic comments. This made the debate even funnier.
Her thoughts
So, here’s the deal. When Sabah saw the pictograph and its silliness, it reminded her of how too often, data gets presented so that it significantly distorts the image’s real meaning. As she stated, “I shared it on Twitter with what I thought was a throwaway sarcastic comment.”
She had more to say
Sabah wasn’t done. She went on to say the reason the graph is so misleading is “because the y axis starts at 0 and jumps to 5 foot…the space between the zero and 5’ is massively compressed.” Since so much data was used, that’s what resulted in the silly disproportion.
Poking fun
Before long, a lot of online users started to make fun of the pictograph along with Sabah. After she posted “Stop yelling, you will alert the Latvians,” one person had a great comeback. But there were many more to follow.
It didn’t stop there
Another individual shared their own opinion by tweeting, “Excuse me while I put myself on this graph.” Then, the person uploaded a modified version of the original pictograph. People were having a blast with this, which to Sabah came as a big surprise. She wasn’t expecting her tweet to go viral.
A photographer’s viewpoint
One photographer added a comment. They explained this type of misleading visualization “is a major reason why so many people have an inaccurate or incomplete understanding of scientific research and why so many people justifiably don’t trust results presented like this.” This individual has a great point.
Additional comments
Yet another poster said, “Don’t step on the Indian lady, please” while someone else stated, “I feel that the Swedes were too tall to fit on the chart.” To that comment, one person wrote the most hilarious tweet ever.
No one has any idea who created the original pictograph and while perhaps they tried their best, let’s just say it was a miserable failure. The good news…tons of people had a great time making fun of it. To read all of the responses to Sabah’s post, go to her Twitter account.
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Source: Bored Panda, Healthline
