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buttscarleton
· 6 years ago
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I thought this post was about Adventure Time for way too long
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kcopp15
· 6 years ago
You beat me to it man
alekazam
· 6 years ago
I was wondering what a finn was until the end
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guest_
· 6 years ago
>Illuminati<: Stay right where you are.
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felman87
· 6 years ago
The Margin of Error would be applied to the Finnish Census. Not to the combination of all censuses put together. This reminds me of r/ShittyAskScience. Funny stuff.
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guest_
· 6 years ago
It's an obvious mathematical fallacy akin to the proof: 1+1=1. People in general are bad at math though. If they weren't vegas wouldn't be so bright. It does show an exaggerated example of how easily numbers can be used to manipulate fact (even when the math isn't fictitious.) I once worked with a man who told me "Reality doesn't reflect the numbers, the numbers are supposed to reflect reality." We know intuitively that Finland exists as people have been there. If you wanted to believe it wasn't real though- there's all the proof one would need. If people can use numbers to believe the world is flat or discrimination isn't a problem in America, they could justify not believing in Finland based on this math.
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this_isntme
· 6 years ago
Wait? Finland exists? I thought it was just something the Swedes and those other people that watch Thor and sing that annoying song from that movie about that girl made up.
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johnadams
· 6 years ago
That's not how any of this works.