Yeah I like that one.nick_md wrote:I like the bit of trivia that if you shuffle a deck of cards, it's pretty much guaranteed that you will have a unique combination/sequence of cards never before seen in the history of cards. Mental.
LivDiv wrote:In a group of 23 people there is a 50-50 chance 2 will share a birthday
nick_md wrote:I've met more than 23 people and none have had the same birthday as me, so explain that, Ironside.
Yossarian wrote:Friday popped into my head upon first reading it, I had to stop and think a moment to realise it was Monday. My concept of time is shaky at best.
monkey wrote:Brought forward. Moved back. It’s because the two terms have been mixed up that there’s confusion.
LivDiv wrote:What if they were on a conveyor belt?
acemuzzy wrote:nick_md wrote:I've met more than 23 people and none have had the same birthday as me, so explain that, Ironside.
Yeah but the point is they also might have shared birthdays with each other...
nick_md wrote:I don't understand how anyone lands on Friday for it but I guess it's like some people see blue and black, some people see white and gold or whatever.
If a meeting is moved forward, it comes toward you, right? I think if you phrased it 'brought forward' more people may say Monday.
hylian_elf wrote:It’s an odd one. Literally met hundreds of people over the years whose birthdays I was aware of and none shared my birthday.
hylian_elf wrote:It’s an odd one. Literally met hundreds of people over the years whose birthdays I was aware of and none shared my birthday.
LivDiv wrote:I think the trap is focusing on one specific person matching any one other. Which would take a room of 366, the one specific person then another person for every day of the year (ignoring leap year 29th Feb freaks).
Then 50-50 so halve that number.
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