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TA birthdays today x 365 is not even close to the total number of members: Theories?
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| Trancelover03591 |
I simply multiplied the number of birthdays today, 41 (if I counted right) times 365 = 14,965. Total number of members is 175,271. These are not even close. In theory, I would think it would be much closer, while not necessarily match exactly. What accounts for the discrepancy?
I am not looking any of this up at the moment but possible theories:
*Mid-April is a slower time for births. (Although, this is a global site and I wonder if the birth data in a place like Australia is the inverse of a place like America or Canada).
*A lot of people put their birthday as January 1 or December 31.
*Today is a statistical anomaly
*Putting your birthday is optional
Idk, seems like the type of puzzle people might find interesting. |
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| Trancelover03591 |
| Well, I think I solved it already. It doesn't look like you have to put your birthday so that is probably the answer. |
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| Jon_Snow |
| Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth. |
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| Lews |
| Amazing thread, would definitely read again. |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| i didn't notice when lews turned mean, but i like it. |
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| Swamper |
Jan - 11490
Feb - 10305
Mar - 10569
Apr - 10001
May - 10137
Jun - 9612
Jul - 9594
Aug - 9605
Sep - 9532
Oct - 9426
Nov - 4065
Dec - 4887 |
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| Zoso |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jon_Snow
Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth. |
-Spock, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country |
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| Jon_Snow |
| quote: | Originally posted by Zoso
-Spock, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country |
Not really.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle "The Sign of the Four" (1890) |
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| Zoso |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jon_Snow
Not really.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle "The Sign of the Four" (1890) |
Right, I was just being facetious, as Spock credited the phrase to one of his ancestors in that film. Silly Vulcans. First to space and all that. :rolleyes: |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by Swamper
Jan - 11490
Feb - 10305
Mar - 10569
Apr - 10001
May - 10137
Jun - 9612
Jul - 9594
Aug - 9605
Sep - 9532
Oct - 9426
Nov - 4065
Dec - 4887 |
Even if you exclude those "born" on 1 January?
I like how the figures plummet month after month, as if January babies were like "OMG, trance!!!" and Decembrists were like "This stuff is so old already!" :p |
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