This is interesting

The chart above is ripped off from a James Fallows blog post that says:

Chinese chart of the day: airfares on the highly lucrative Beijing-Shanghai route, before and after the arrival of the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed train. This via the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation, in Sydney….See if you can guess when the high-speed rail service began.

One thought on “This is interesting

  1. Pretty amazing especially in light of the many claims that no one will use our high speed rail to go to LA (though I realize there are arguments that Chinese transportation consumers are different that Californian transportation consumers). But the only reason for the remark above is to segue to a completely different subject: cool charts.

    Isn’t it amazing what people gather and what we can learn from it. The other day I was amazed to see this chart showing the number of people using different mobile devices at different times of day:

    http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1183808

    And this is not based on surveys or polls. Its computers tracking what operating systems are being used at what times. Is my awe a sign that I retain a childlike sense of wonder or that I am getting old?

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