ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
These things are averages, and the average of integers can be a non-integer. If two women have one child each and a third woman has two children, the average woman has 1.33 children. Is that what you meant?
originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 10 months ago
my fav example is that the average person has ~1 testicle!
rikudou@lemmings.world 10 months ago
My favourite is that the average amount of legs is less than 2. So most people have an above average amount of legs.
cynar@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Depending on the country, I’d now question this. Does the number of leg amputees (dual counts double) outnumber the number of pregnant women at a given time? Legs form fairly early. Therefore, for about 6 months or so, most pregnant women have 4 legs.
rikudou@lemmings.world 10 months ago
I don’t think anyone ever counts it like that.
Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com 10 months ago
And eyes.
And lungs, and … :-/
BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
The average person contains more than one heart (due to late term pregnant women)
dave@feddit.uk 10 months ago
And more than one skeleton.