How Old Is the Average Country? 375
Daniel_Stuckey writes with a snippet from his piece at Vice: "I did some calculations in Excel, using independence dates provided on About.com, and found the average age of a country is about 158.78 years old. Now, before anyone throws a tizzy about what makes a country a country, about nations, tribes, civilizations, ethnic categories, or about my makeshift methodology, keep in mind, I simply assessed 195 countries based on their political sovereignty. That is the occasion we're celebrating today, right?"
you lost me at... (Score:5, Funny)
So much for "New Republic" (Score:5, Funny)
Given that this is America's 237'th birthday, which make us 78.22 years older than the average (49.26%), should they change the name of the magazine from "The New Republic" to "The Somewhat-Older-Than-Average Republic"?
Re:If a King rules a Kingdom, (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Interesting I though I would try this: (Score:5, Funny)
"Oh we've got both kinds, we've got country and western."
As sensible an answer as the OP
Re:If it makes you sleep well at night.... (Score:5, Funny)
Please explain to me why the UK is as old as the Act of Union while you did not measure the age of your country starting with the annexation of Texas or some other quaint date like that.
Mentioning Texas is hitting below the belt.
Re: If it makes you sleep well at night.... (Score:4, Funny)
Frankly that guy armed with Wikipedia and Excel either had a lot of balls or was blissfully unaware into what kind of mess he just stepped. Just wait until the French wake up in the morning.
Re:If it makes you sleep well at night.... (Score:4, Funny)
Humor is a medical term. You might be thinking of humour.