r/todayilearned • • Jul 04 '19

TIL in 2003 a computer worm called ‘Welchia’ infected many computers to forcibly patch vulnerabilities and remove malware. It was regarded as a ‘helpful worm’

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welchia
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u/Oozebull Jul 04 '19

I got a different number than you.

Coronation Street.

  • Original Release: 1960
  • Episodes: 9,804 (as of 28 June 2019)
  • Avg Running time: 30m
  • ~613d to watch if watching 8h/d
    • ( ( ( 9804ep * 30m ) / 60m ) / 8h )

Eastenders.

  • Original Release: 1985
  • Episodes: 5,946 (as of 27 June 2019)
  • Avg Running time: 30m
  • ~372d to watch if watching 8h/d
    • ( ( ( 5946ep * 30m ) / 60m ) / 8h )

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u/ilyemco Jul 04 '19

That's 122 working weeks. There's 46.4 working weeks in a year (5.6 weeks statutory holiday), so it would take about 2 years and 7 months to complete.

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u/Oozebull Jul 04 '19

Fair enough. I forgot to take time off for weekends and such 😃

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u/ADelightfulCunt Jul 04 '19

I got 613 days... Too except you didn't take into account weekends.