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re: I am going to attempt to blow your minds about people and birthdays
Posted on 1/13/15 at 12:41 pm to lsu480
Posted on 1/13/15 at 12:41 pm to lsu480
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Leap year son and you need 2. Also, with just 23 random people there is a 50/50 chance that 2 will have the same birthday.
Like same month and same day, or just day of the month?
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Posted on 1/13/15 at 12:42 pm to lsu480
they're thinking about themselves and not considering everyone else in the room. they're thinking "if i meet 366 people, it's not 100% guaranteed one will share my birthday just b/c there are 365 days in a year." and that's correct. but it's everyone in the room relating to each other, not just you.
This post was edited on 1/13/15 at 12:43 pm
Posted on 1/13/15 at 12:44 pm to link
I've been waiting a full 30 hours now for my mind to be blown and it hasn't happened yet.
Posted on 1/13/15 at 12:45 pm to lsu480
Today is my birthday......I hope I get blown.
Posted on 1/13/15 at 12:47 pm to novabill
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It is a statistical possibility they none of them would share a birth date.
So no two people out of a million share a birthday??? Is that what you're saying?
Posted on 1/13/15 at 12:50 pm to VanRIch
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So no two people out of a million share a birthday??? Is that what you're saying?
Yes it is and the best part he isn't the first!
Posted on 1/13/15 at 12:51 pm to link
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they're thinking about themselves and not considering everyone else in the room. they're thinking "if i meet 366 people, it's not 100% guaranteed one will share my birthday just b/c there are 365 days in a year." and that's correct. but it's everyone in the room relating to each other, not just you.
I think you are giving them WAY too much credit but now that you mentioned it they will probably use it as an excuse.
Posted on 1/13/15 at 12:53 pm to lsu480
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I think you are giving them WAY too much credit but now that you mentioned it they will probably use it as an excuse.
That's how I first interpreted their reasoning when I first read a response like that in the thread.
Posted on 1/13/15 at 12:57 pm to lsu480
How are people NOT getting this? It's like the old word problem that if you have a drawer half filled with blue socks and the other half is black socks, how many would you have to take out of the drawer to get a matching pair if the room was dark?
Not exactly the same but close. Semi-retards at minimum should get the similarity.
Not exactly the same but close. Semi-retards at minimum should get the similarity.
Posted on 1/13/15 at 1:00 pm to lsu480
Somebody just got out of their first day of class in Probability 101.
Posted on 1/13/15 at 1:00 pm to lsu480
I'm in the 1%.
Posted on 1/13/15 at 1:02 pm to htownjeep
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if you have a drawer half filled with blue socks and the other half is black socks, how many would you have to take out of the drawer to get a matching pair if the room was dark?
Exactly. The birthday thing is pretty much the same concept, just with 366 possibilities instead of 2.
Posted on 1/13/15 at 1:05 pm to LSU Jonno
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Somebody just got out of their first day of class in Probability 101.
Nah, I took those classes 18 years ago. I just needed a good topic to follow up MJ2s thread yesterday and thought this would be a good one.
Posted on 1/13/15 at 1:06 pm to lsu480
Maybe you're not as smart as you think you are and they are assuming that this hypothetical is taking place on planet GU Psc b.
I think you owe some people some apologies.
I think you owe some people some apologies.
Posted on 1/13/15 at 1:07 pm to LucasP
The best part is if you had 50,000 much less 1 million you could have pairs that have the same actual birthday including year.
People are cray cray
People are cray crayPosted on 1/13/15 at 1:07 pm to LucasP
If they were born on that planet I will apologize
Posted on 1/13/15 at 1:17 pm to lsu480
so you and MJ2 didn't get tooted up on booger sugar when y'all meet up?
it was just for baseball equipment?
/yawn
it was just for baseball equipment?
/yawn
Posted on 1/13/15 at 1:29 pm to aVatiger
I have never met him but I would party with him. We did everything over the phone and by mail.
Posted on 1/13/15 at 1:41 pm to htownjeep
So with some people's logic in here, it's possible you could take out all the socks and not have a match.
Posted on 1/13/15 at 1:43 pm to VanRIch
Yes but only if you had a million socks and only 365 colors
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