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The next image is the XKCD mentioned in the original post, the left side says, âI try not to make fun of people for admitting they donât know things.
Because for each thing âeveryone knowsâ by the time theyâre adults, every day there are, on average, 10,000 people in the US hearing about it for the first time.
Fraction who have heard it at birth = 0%
Fraction who have heard it by 30 = 100%
US birth rate = 4,000,000/year.
Number hearing about it for the first time = 10,000/day.â
On the right side it says, âIf I make fun of people, I train them not to tell me when they have those moments. And I miss out on the fun.â
And then it shows twobstick figures having a conversation, one has hair and the other is bald.
The hair figure says, â'Diet coke and mentos thingâ? Whatâs that?â
The bald figure replies, âOh man! Come on, weâre going to the grocery store.â
The hair figure asks, âWhy?â
And the bald figure says, âYouâre one of todayâs lucky 10,000.â And has one leg raised as if to walk away.