This, from Audry Hill, as reported to WWWEDU. It’s a video game style roller coaster ride, but the ups and downs of the ride are tied directly to housing prices, adjusted for inflation from the 1800s to 2006. I almost didn’t want to reach the end. I’m afraid of falling!
This video can be seen at any of these spots:
http://one.revver.com/watch/223100/flv/affiliate/79294
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUldGc06S3U
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2757699799528285056
Hill, Audry. “cool visual representation.” E-mail to Audry Hill.20 Apr 2007.
Yeah, I posted about this two weeks ago, but more importantly, what does this say about your underlying assumption that the past was more stable and predictable than the present and future? The beginning of this ride is much crazier than the end.
Pretty cool and creative visual representation of the real estate market. This could be used for many scenarios such as the stock market. I don’t like roller coasters and it was interesting how I kept getting butterflies in my stomach at the peaks!!! I too thought I would fall off at the end.
Had to watch it twice before I saw the dates on the bottom that correlated with the fluctuations. I would like to see the same video with signs that interfaced prime lending rates, housing prices and current/historical events! Would be interesting.
thanks for the edutainment