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What are some commonly known facts that are too bizarre for you to believe to be true? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by zirzedolta@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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For me it is the fact that our blood contains iron. I earlier used to believe the word stood for some 'organic element' since I couldn't accept we had metal flowing through our supposed carbon-based bodies, till I realized that is where the taste and smell of blood comes from.

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[–] rahmad@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Can you elaborate on the math here? (I believe you, I just want to understand the simulation parameters better).

[+] AyyLMAO@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

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[–] DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They're arriving slower than they can be processed. So the line shrinks slowly it there's a line.

[–] SnipingNinja@slrpnk.net 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Aren't they arriving slightly slower than can be served, according to these numbers:

If one customer takes 10 minutes to serve, you can serve 6 customers in an hour

and you get 5.8 customers every hour, which is less than 6

So you serve 6 customers, meaning you have a leftover capacity of 0.2 per hour or 1 extra customer every 5 hours

Maybe the numbers are switched over or I am misunderstanding something

Edit: nevermind, read the link in the thread and realised I treated the average as the actual serving time and I'm guessing that's what makes it non intuitive. I'm still not entirely clear on how it works.

[–] spicecastle@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Not OP, but this website should explain everything.