• tourist@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    Okay so let me think out loud

    August is month 8

    It takes 9 months for babby to formed

    Okay so 9 months prior to August is…

    Wait fuck does that include the first month

    No wait yeah

    So human mating season peaks in December

    Makes sense.

    In the north, it’s too cold to go outside and play ball sport, might as well impregnate partner.

    In the south, it’s too hot to go outside and play ball sport, might as well impregnate partner.

    So the solution to the declining birth rate is to criminalize ball sport

    I will take my findings to the UN

    • enkers@sh.itjust.works
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      7 days ago

      TL;DR: it’s actually November.

      Okay so 9 months prior to August is…

      You can simply subtract 9 or add 3 to the month number. If you want to verify, break out your hands and get counting months. Start with no fingers raised for November, then raise a finger every month you count, and see where you get to when you have 9.

      Wait fuck does that include the first month

      A duration is going to include the starting and ending months. Do a very simple example: January (1) to February (2) is one month (2 - 1 = 1).

      If you feel silly for messing this up, don’t. Off by one errors are incredibly common. I always count them out just to double check em myself.