I can’t remember if it was Matt Parker
the south park guy?
created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone
oh.
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not_woody_shaw@lemmy.world 3 months ago
I can’t remember if it was Matt Parker or Tom Scott who did a thing about this on youtube, and I think the answer was no, they just use whatever method is easiest to get these numbers, and they’re not even using a consistent methodology from one country to the next.
Skullgrid@lemmy.world 3 months ago
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
Matt Parker, stand-up mathematician.
angrystego@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Colleague of Trey Stone.
indepndnt@lemmy.world 3 months ago
lol thanks for saving me the trouble of fact checking myself too
r@piefed.social 3 months ago
It was by Matt Parker. Here it is: https://youtu.be/PtKhbbcc1Rc
or watch it on piped.video if you prefer: https://piped.video/PtKhbbcc1Rc
lars@lemmy.sdf.org 3 months ago
Holy fucking shit. I can’t believe this is a question people have asked and others have answered and that the answer is so unsatisfying for pedants.
freebee@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
thanks for the links!