Posted on 01/13/2010 8:06:35 PM PST by Fractal Trader
A man studying in London has taken a mathematical equation that predicts the possibility of alien life in the universe to explain why he can't find a girlfriend.
Peter Backus , a native of Seattle and PhD candidate and Teaching Fellow in the Department of Economics at the University of Warwick, near London, in his paper, " Why I don't have a girlfriend: An application of the Drake Equation to love in the UK ," used math to estimate the number of potential girlfriends in the UK.
In describing the paper on the university Web site he wrote "the results are not encouraging. The probability of finding love in the UK is only about 100 times better than the probability of finding intelligent life in our galaxy."
Click Liverpool reported that Backus, 30, found that of the 30 million women in the UK, only 26 would be suitable girlfriends for him. His equation looked at the total number of women in the country, then narrowed it down using relevant factors including the number of women in London; the number of "age-appropriate" women (those aged between 24-34); women with a college degree; and those who Backus would find physically attractive.
In the paper Backus summarized that on a given night out in London there is a 0.0000034 percent chance of meeting a woman that meets his criteria and who is also interested in him. That makes his odds of finding a girlfriend only about 100 times better than finding an alien.
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Tip a few beers and the problem disappears............
“Try being a big-busted red-head with a genius IQ.”
no thanks, but I amwilling to date one! :-)
I have rocket scientist friends, they never talk about work (because it’s classified) and they are never boring. This simple restriction has forced them to expand their horizons.
The Brit nerd boy should try pretending his work is classified (IE stop talking about it) and look someplace other than bars. start joining clubs, the hiking club, the singing club, the biking club...
“The Brit nerd boy should try pretending his work is classified (IE stop talking about it) and look someplace other than bars...”
Very good point!
My deviations are never standard, run-of-the-mill!
(Sorry, couldn’t help myself!)
Now you’re just flirting ;-)
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