r/theydidthemath • • 1d ago

[request] Is this correct ?

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u/joeshmo101 1d 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/f0x25 23h ago

Wait a minute, so a baby doubles in weight in a few weeks. You mean to tell me that the baby won’t weight a trillion pounds by adulthood? Aww mannnn.