The Birth of the “Rocket Launch” Graph

On April 3, 02020* Steve Rattner on MSNBC said about unemployment caused by the corona virus, that it took off like a “rocket ship.” I am now declaring this the “rocket launch graph.” — -JackBellis.com

Two example graphs. The left shows a smooth but sudden upward curve like a hockey stick. The right shows a nearly flat plot near the X axis until all the way at the right edge it spikes vertically to the top of the Y axis with an instantaneous 90-degree change.