Frank says, "Ernie, this article says the earth's population increases by over a hundred and fifty people every minute!" Ernest says, "Wow! Maybe we should have set the clocks back by more than an hour this year!"
Hmmm.. if twins are born so that one is before the time change, and the second is after, doesn’t that mean that the second-born would have an earlier birth time than the first?
ejcapulet about 14 years ago
But how many people expire every minute?
dugharry about 14 years ago
100
johnparadox about 14 years ago
Hmmm.. if twins are born so that one is before the time change, and the second is after, doesn’t that mean that the second-born would have an earlier birth time than the first?
Justice22 about 14 years ago
^ Firstborn? Oldest? Good question for those twins in cultures where such things make a difference in things such as inheritances.
benbrilling about 14 years ago
We just put a 9000 person dent in the population explosion last night!
RadioTom about 14 years ago
@johnparadox: Interesting idea… Although I suspect it’d be a rare occurrence…
taker48 about 14 years ago
yes RadioTom I agree but is it more or less of an occurrence than be born on February 29 every leap year?