US spending on science, space, and technology E correlates with Suicides by hanging, strangulation and suffocation Correlation: 99.79% (r=0.99789126) 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 $30 billion 10000 suicides $25 billion 8000 suicides Hanging suicides US spending on science $20 billion 6000 suicides $15 billion 4000 suicides 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Hanging suicides + US spending on science tylervigen.com Data sources: U.S. Office of Management and Budget and Centers for Disease Control & Prevention