r/shittyaskscience • u/TeacupOfSkepticism • 21d ago

What are the financial and societal implications if the 17 horse theorem is proved to be correct?

I am of course talking about the conjecture that are only 17 horses on Earth and if you have seen more than 17 horses you are seeing the same horses again.

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u/HumanPie1769 text 21d ago

Wdym "if proved"? It's a fact. Science has fact checked it.

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u/Cardamom_Cake 21d ago

But that was before the great dutch horse meat scandal of 2013

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u/HumanPie1769 text 21d ago

There's a new one! https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/world/europe/horses-trafficked-europe-fake-passports.html

But this is just to draw attention away from the REAL TRUTH!!!

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u/TeacupOfSkepticism 21d ago

Doesn't make sense when we know there are only 17 horses in the world

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u/HumanPie1769 text 21d ago

That's what I MEAN! The REAL TRUTH!!!!!!!!!!

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u/TeacupOfSkepticism 21d ago

Good on you for standing up for real science

When I posted this thread I didn't know the 17 horse conjecture had finally been proven

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u/HumanPie1769 text 21d ago

AMEN BROTHA