Back in 2010 University of Warwick mathematics Professor Peter Backus decided to compute his chances of finding his soul-mate using the Drake Equation (the formula used in astrophysics to predict how many Earth-like planets exist in the Universe).
Pete's answer? Just 26 women in all of the UK would fit his young age, high educational and humble physical preferences. He also factored in the chances the female would find him acceptable, and whether her cats would tolerate him.
So Pete spent the next three years without a girlfriend. But then it happened. Pete found Rose, a friend of a friend who came to dinner uninvited.
Did Pete change his assumptions or the calculation? No. He says the numbers are grim, but they don't say the chances are nil. The professor clarifies, ‘Keep looking, and spend a lot of time hanging out in places where other people who satisfy your criteria hang out. That's what the equation shows.’
If you feel compelled to run your own numbers, here's the equation: N = R* x Fp x Ne x Fi x Fc x L.
Good luck.
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Pete's answer? Just 26 women in all of the UK would fit his young age, high educational and humble physical preferences. He also factored in the chances the female would find him acceptable, and whether her cats would tolerate him.
So Pete spent the next three years without a girlfriend. But then it happened. Pete found Rose, a friend of a friend who came to dinner uninvited.
Did Pete change his assumptions or the calculation? No. He says the numbers are grim, but they don't say the chances are nil. The professor clarifies, ‘Keep looking, and spend a lot of time hanging out in places where other people who satisfy your criteria hang out. That's what the equation shows.’
If you feel compelled to run your own numbers, here's the equation: N = R* x Fp x Ne x Fi x Fc x L.
Good luck.
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