Screen Time & Scroll Calculator
See your screen time as scrolled distance (Bananas, Football Pitches, Marathons, Statue of Liberty, LA-NYC, Earth Trips, To the Moon!) or total full days spent on your phone! Based on ~18m/hr scrolling.
Screen Time & Scroll Calculator
Your Habit Scale
| Time Period | Equivalent in Statue of Liberty (Scroll Distance) |
|---|---|
| 1 Year | 353.23 Statues |
| 5 Years | 1766.13 Statues |
| 25 Years | 8830.65 Statues |
How It's Calculated
- 1. Your input: 5 Hours on Mobile per day.
- 2. We convert this to a total amount of "hour screen time" (the fundamental unit for this habit, e.g., one cigarette, one mL of liquid, one gram of plastic). This involves multiplying your input quantity by a unit factor (e.g., 1 if converting from Hours on Mobile Phone to hour screen time).
- 3. Key conversion factors for the "Statue of Liberty (Scroll Distance)" analogy: For this comparison, each "hour screen time" is considered to be 18.0 meters long/tall. One unit of "Statue of Liberty (Scroll Distance)" (the analogy) represents a height/length of 93 meters.
- 4. The total amount of your habit (in its base unit, potentially adjusted by a count factor) is then projected over 1, 5, and 25 years. This projected total is then divided by the 'Statue of Liberty (Scroll Distance)'s' constant value (e.g., the volume of one swimming pool, the height of one Statue of Liberty) to give you the results in the table.
Why It's Important
Visualizing your screen time & scroll as 353.23 statue of liberty (scroll distance) can be quite an eye-opener! It takes an abstract number and transforms it into something tangible, often with surprising and amusing results. Whether it's a towering stack that would make a giraffe feel short, or an expansive volume that could host a pool party for a small army of rubber ducks, these comparisons help us grasp the true scale of our daily habits.
The power of these analogies lies in their ability to reframe abstract numbers into something your brain can truly latch onto. Seeing your daily habit, whether it's plastic waste impact or sugar intake levels, quantified as something colossal or surprisingly numerous, can be the catalyst for a deeper understanding of your personal consumption patterns. This isn't about guilt; it's about habit awareness through data visualization. That 'aha!' or 'wow!' moment can be incredibly motivating, sparking curiosity about the broader implications of your choices on your health, finances, or the environment. Knowledge, especially when visualized this vividly, is the first step towards mindful consumption and potentially, positive behavioral change.