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Old 06-29-2005, 03:47 PM
BottlesOf BottlesOf is offline
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Now can you show the math?
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Old 06-29-2005, 03:53 PM
OtisTheMarsupial OtisTheMarsupial is offline
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not me
my bday is in Spring time
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Old 06-29-2005, 03:58 PM
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OK, I meant to subtract .3 from 1 to get .7 for 30 people [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] (.71 actually)
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Old 06-29-2005, 04:05 PM
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Now can you show the math?

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthday_paradox
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Old 06-29-2005, 04:14 PM
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No.
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Old 06-29-2005, 04:20 PM
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Wow. Really interesting, and certainly counter intuitive.
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Old 06-29-2005, 04:23 PM
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Mine is close, November 14th.
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Old 06-29-2005, 05:01 PM
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You share a birthday with my ex-wife and now I hate you just as much as her for reminding me of the skank.
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Old 06-29-2005, 05:03 PM
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Now can you show the math?

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For 21 people:

(345.25/365.25 * 346.25/365.25 * 347.25/365.25...)^-1

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Old 06-30-2005, 03:09 PM
TomBrooks TomBrooks is offline
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My fathers birthday is Nov 17. But depending on what time of day each of you were born, you could have been born close the same time.
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