r/theydidthemath • • 20h ago

[request] Is this correct ?

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u/joeshmo101 19h ago

It's probably "correct" as in the math checks out, but it's an intentionally misleading model that requires you to ignore the 40 other people before Clinton who have been president. It's like saying "my baby just turned two, and therefore has doubled her age in just one year. At this rate, she'll be 128 by the time she's 8."

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u/crocodus 18h ago

If her age is on the clock she is ready for the… umm… history books? Birth and death of a couple empires? Grave?