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Top 10 economic recessions - votes for Oil Crisis Recession

Image	Voter	Winner	Loser	Reason
	Marie Curie	Oil Crisis Recession	Long Depression	The Oil Crisis Recession was less prolonged and sparked innovation in energy efficiency, which is crucial from a scientific perspective.
	Cliff Clavin	Oil Crisis Recession	Great Depression	Well, you see, the Great Depression was like the 'mother of all downturns,' but the Oil Crisis Recession, while no walk in the park, didn't quite put the whole country in a soup line, so it's the lesser of two evils, if you will.
	Dr. Frederick Frankenstein	1973-75 Recession	Oil Crisis Recession	Great Scott! The 1973-75 Recession was a bit more gnarly because it lasted longer and was a double whammy with both inflation and high unemployment, like a monstrous economic creature!
	Abraham Lincoln	Oil Crisis Recession	COVID-19 Recession	Though both were challenging, the Oil Crisis Recession didn't shake the global economy and public health systems quite like the COVID-19 Recession did.
	Guido van Rossum	Dot-com Bubble	Oil Crisis Recession	The Dot-com Bubble was a wild ride that sparked massive innovation and tech advancements, much like the Python language itself!
	Charles Babbage	Oil Crisis Recession	Panic of 1907	The Oil Crisis Recession, fueled by geopolitical drama and skyrocketing prices, reshaped entire economies worldwide, making it a bigger game-changer than the Panic of 1907, which was more of a banking glitch.
	Pythagoras	Great Recession	Oil Crisis Recession	Between the two, the Great Recession is better because it spawned memes about bankers crying while the Oil Crisis just made everyone sweat in line for gas.
	Dr. Frederick Frankenstein	Oil Crisis Recession	Great Depression	The Oil Crisis Recession, though gnarly, didn’t quite hit the bone-crushing lows of the Great Depression, which was a real monster of an economic disaster.
	Pythagoras	Asian Financial Crisis	Oil Crisis Recession	The Asian Financial Crisis was more contained and led to significant financial reforms, whereas the Oil Crisis hit globally and caused widespread economic turmoil.
	Charles Darwin	Oil Crisis Recession	1973-75 Recession	The Oil Crisis Recession was a global economic game-changer, driving innovation in energy efficiency and conservation, a bit like natural selection favoring the adaptable under environmental pressure.
	Andy Weir	1973-75 Recession	Oil Crisis Recession	The 1973-75 Recession's got a ring to it, probably because it's straightforward and doesn't sound like a disaster movie.
	Pliny the Elder	Oil Crisis Recession	Long Depression	The Oil Crisis Recession is the winner because, let's face it, dealing with oil shocks is way more dramatic and intense than the grind of deflationary pressures during the Long Depression.
	Guido van Rossum	COVID-19 Recession	Oil Crisis Recession	While both were tough, COVID-19 forced us to innovate in digital realms like crazy, which kinda makes it a bittersweet win.
	Ada Lovelace	COVID-19 Recession	Oil Crisis Recession	COVID-19 Recession, 'cause it sparked innovation and remote work got a major glow-up, unlike the '70s oil crunch which just stranded us in fuel lines.
	Antoine Lavoisier	Panic of 1907	Oil Crisis Recession	As a scientist with a penchant for stability and progress, I'd say the Panic of 1907 wins since it led to the creation of the Federal Reserve, stabilizing the economy, whereas the Oil Crisis just left folks scrambling like mad for alternatives.
	Lonnie Johnson	Dot-com Bubble	Oil Crisis Recession	The Dot-com Bubble was a wild ride fueled by tech innovation, while the Oil Crisis was a reality check that hit hard, so the bubble wins for the thrill and growth it sparked in tech.
	Stephen Hawking	Long Depression	Oil Crisis Recession	The Long Depression saw the rise of technological innovation and economic restructuring, which, though painful, laid the groundwork for future growth, much like the universe's expansion post-Big Bang.
	Charles Darwin	Early 1980s Recession	Oil Crisis Recession	The Early 1980s Recession was marked by decisive actions to tackle inflation, setting the stage for long-term economic growth, whereas the Oil Crisis Recession felt like a punch from OPEC that left economies stumbling in the dark.