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US man issues challenge to disprove his claim of having world’s smallest penis to raise micropenis awareness (www.theguardian.com)
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North Carolina’s Michael Phillips revealed that he had a 0.38in member in bid to reduce stigma of the condition

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[–] 7 points 8 months ago (6 children)

Adding one more person adds more than one comparison. Assuming birthdays are evenly distributed (they aren't), 2 people have a 1/365.25 chance of sharing a birthday. But adding a third person adds 2 more chances. Adding that 23rd person adds 22 more chances than adding the 22nd person. 1+2+3...+22=253 separate checks, of which only one needs to match.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago (5 children)

    So does this apply to the problem: 0.6% of people have micropenis. How many friends do you need to have before you’ll know someone?

    It doesn’t seem to, because there isn’t any element of comparing them between each other. It’s just a straight percentage chance.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (2 children)

    Maybe is you ask the question like this:

    If a person with a micropenis is in a room, how many men are needed in that room to have a 50% chance of someone else in there also with a micropenis? And how many women in that room are needed for a 50% chance a woman has a bigger clitoris than that person's micropenis?

    Or:

    How many men in a room are needed to have a 50% chance someone else has the same penis size?

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