Light entertainment: cougars alert

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Light entertainment: cougars alert

Chris P sent this one along. Rarely has a simple linear equation been rendered so hard to understand. Have some fun while scouting the cougars! The write up is here.

Posted on May 19, 2010 at 11:42 PM | Permalink

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So a 50 year old can date a 30 year old, but a 30 year old can't date a 50 year old. Or maybe the 50 year old will be considered socially acceptable but the 30 year old wont. It's all a bit complex.

Posted by: Ken | May 20, 2010 at 06:38 AM

Ken -

Half your age plus 7 is the lower limit. Twice your age minus 14 must be the upper limit.

A 50-year-old can date as young as 32 years old. A 30-year-old can date as old as 46 years old.

Posted by: Jon Peltier | May 20, 2010 at 07:42 AM

Ahh, the terrible burden of being 14 years old: one's choices there are quite constrained. But then, who else would want to go near one?

Posted by: Mike | May 20, 2010 at 04:52 PM

But you have to account for the fact that there are fewer singles available as you get older:
http://opposedsystemsdesign.blogsome.com/2010/05/20/procrastination/

Posted by: Wiggins | May 20, 2010 at 11:19 PM

Is this concept ok for a line chart in general?

I have a set of data which has a relatively predictable low, high, average. Could I use a line chart for something like that?

Posted by: dan l | May 21, 2010 at 09:13 AM

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