#1162: Log Scale explain

[A bar chart on a piece of paper, with a second piece of paper attached to it.]

[Title of the bar chart] fuel energy density of different materials in megajoules/kg

[Values of the first 4 bars on the paper] 19 24 39 46

[The different bars for Sugar, Coal Fat and Gasoline and Uranium on a linear scale with the bar for Uranium exceeding on the attached stack of paper]

[Labels of the 5 bars on the paper] Sugar Coal Fat Gasoline Uranium

[The uranium bar on the chart goes off the page onto a huge strip of paper folded up into a stack slightly taller than Cueball.]

[Value on the top end of the paper strip] 76 000 000

[Caption below the panel:]

Science Tip: Log scales are for quitters who can’t find enough paper to make their point properly.