How Odd is This?

Esther · #1 07-11-2008, 09:38 AM

I was sharing with my neighbor yesterday that I know of two men and four women, myself being one, that was born on this same day of the year. Both men have children. NONE of the women do.

What kind of odds are those?

RandyWayne · #2 07-11-2008, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Esther

I was sharing with my neighbor yesterday that I know of two men and four women, myself being one, that was born on this same day of the year. Both men have children. NONE of the women do.

What kind of odds are those?

Pretty long, but did you know that if you have 30 people in a room the odds of any two of them having the same birthday are over 50%? (The exact percentage may even by in the mid to upper 60's.)

Statistics and probability fascinate me. Weird things seem to happen all the time and it is easy to say "Wow! The odds of that happening are a million to one! -or greater!". What we fail to realize is that there are a million "million to one" things that could potentially happen, so what we see are the ones that DO happen. Make sense?
Having said that, when I see something and it effects my life in a way that is relevant today and now, I know it is more than mere odds and an outside "force" is directing the chaos around my life.

Ok...... probably more than you wanted to hear. LOL

Esther · #3 07-11-2008, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by RandyWayne

Pretty long, but did you know that if you have 30 people in a room the odds of any two of them having the same birthday are over 50%? (The exact percentage may even by in the mid to upper 60's.)

Statistics and probably fascinate me. Weird things seem to happen all the time and it is easy to say "Wow! The odds of that happening are a million to one! -or greater!". What we fail to realize is that there are a million "million to one" things that could potentially happen, so what we see are the ones that DO happen. Make sense?
Having said that, when I see something and it effects my life in a way that is relevant today and now, I know it is more than mere odds and an outside "force" is directing the chaos around my life.

Ok...... probably more than you wanted to hear. LOL

That high? Wow!

Raven · #4 07-11-2008, 10:56 AM

Happy Belated Birthday!

Esther · #5 07-11-2008, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Raven

Happy Belated Birthday!

Thank you but it is not belated. It is today.

UPCLady · #6 07-11-2008, 11:33 AM

Happy Birthday Esther! I hope you have a wonderful birthday! love ya

Ron · #7 07-11-2008, 12:13 PM

Happy Birthday Esther! May you be blessed this year!

RandyWayne · #8 07-11-2008, 12:16 PM

Is it your birthday?

Oops.

Bro-Larry · #9 07-11-2008, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Esther

I was sharing with my neighbor yesterday that I know of two men and four women, myself being one, that was born on this same day of the year. Both men have children. NONE of the women do.

What kind of odds are those?

Odd, Odds? yes. But think of this Sis E, there are almost seven billion people on Earth, and only 365 1/4 days in a year. Somebody has to share a birthday.

dizzyde · #10 07-11-2008, 12:40 PM

Hope you have a great day!!