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New Tiktok challenge: get as big a crowd of people together as you can for this dance! - reasonably good approximations of number of people in a given area or organization

New Tiktok challenge: pinch the sunset from a hilltop - combination of timestamp and known astronomical reference allows calculation of altitude allowing remarkably detailed topographic map around population centers

New Tiktok challenge: trying on all of my shoes - good proxy for calculating disposable income and thus mapping economic activity

New Tiktok challenge: how many flowers can I find in my backyard - reasonable proxy for determining both long term climate and recent weather activity in an area

New Tiktok challenge: trying on my boyfriend's uniform - estimate number, location, and rank distribution of military units

Nation-state level actors with millions upon millions of videos to analyze should not be underestimated.

parent jjk166 4 years ago

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