Algorithm to calculate how young is too young?

Leaving Cert Student

I am looking for that special formula which can be used to calculate how young is too young for a given man to go out with a beor/female.

MurdyWurdy

Half your age plus 7 I think, it's a stupid concept anyway.

cml387

It was on the project maths paper this year. Surprised you didn't know.

The Backwards Man

If they get up to offer you their seat when you walk into the room.

The Backwards Man

cml387 wrote: »

It was on the project maths paper this year. Surprised you didn't know.

It was probably wrong, that's why he's asking here.:pac:

dodderangler

Too many of these threads on this
Just say your a perv and get it over with

Dr Turk Turkelton

If there's grass on the pitch?
I really should post more in the mathematics forum.

BrokenArrows

Below 18 its a absolute Max of 2 years. Above 18 and any things fair game.

Leaving Cert Student

This is elegant maths. i need a sophisticated solution currently have x/2 +7 where x is your age. however I dont feel this takes enough into consideration.

consider an 80yo... by this rule they may date a 47 yo. for me this is absurd and outlines a flaw with the current algorithm. any more advanced models out there?

rambutman

Leaving Cert Student wrote: »

I am looking for that special formula which can be used to calculate how young is too young for a given man to go out with a beor/female.

Sh1t man - i reckon there's only so many people who know the word beor - is it not slang very local to the midlands - we use it all the time where i'm from

anyway - its half your age plus 7.........or over 18 if the algorithm aint working in your favour

The Backwards Man

Leaving Cert Student wrote: »

any more advanced models out there?

Twiggy's getting on a bit now.

cml387

Leaving Cert Student wrote: »

This is elegant maths. i need a sophisticated solution currently have x/2 +7 where x is your age. however I dont feel this takes enough into consideration.

consider an 80yo... by this rule they may date a 47 yo. for me this is absurd and outlines a flaw with the current algorithm. any more advanced models out there?

It's perfectly ok if you fancy your gran.

And think of the inheritance.

Sir Osis of Liver.

B4I√U RU/16

sock puppet

try{
CheckGirlOut (girl);
}
catch(TooYoungException e) {
System.out.println("Enjoy prison!")
}

Leaving Cert Student

Everyone is very witty and whatnot but I am yet see a sophisticated, new approacj to this solution. can someone explain the significance of 7?

Leaving Cert Student

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

Actually taking that "Half your age plus seven" thing as gospel is thick. What if they're half your age plus six? Will you die if you go out with them or something?

Exactly, stop trying to argue and brainstorm solutions.

Dr_Brian_Cocks

Leaving Cert Student wrote: »

Everyone is very witty and whatnot but I am yet see a sophisticated, new approacj to this solution. can someone explain the significance of 7?

Girls start getting hot at age 7.



(I am joking)

LizT

Leaving Cert Student wrote: »

Exactly, stop trying to argue and brainstorm solutions.

Why? What will you do if she doesn't?

Leaving Cert Student

I think the idea of adding a constant is ludacris. A percentage depending on the age would be more appropriate. Perhaps growing exponenentially?

Dr_Brian_Cocks

Leaving Cert Student wrote: »

I think the idea of adding a constant is ludacris. A percentage depending on the age would be more appropriate. Perhaps growing exponenentially?

I think growing exponentionally should be left to the man

Leaving Cert Student

LizT wrote: »

Why? What will you do if she doesn't?

Why? what are you trying to imply? or do you merely enjoy waving your authority around?

NuckingFacker

18+-(how much the neighbours snigger)/2+X(y) where x is if she's 18 or over it's ok as long as you're OK with people thinking she's only with you for your money if y>10

LizT

Leaving Cert Student wrote: »

Why? what are you trying to imply? or do you merely enjoy waving your authority around?

I'm not waving any authority around, just thought the post was a bit rude.

starlit

Is it not half your age plus 7 or divided by 2? or half your age and then plus 7 or minus 2? Something like that.

Leaving Cert Student

Interesting approach. perhaps a formula devised to give parameters both sides of one's age makes more sense? though.. in general... one can go with someone many years older while not necessarily many years younger. Do we have mathematicians?

DaveDaRave

if (age > 17)
{
bang();
}
else
{
dontBang();
}

rambutman

sock puppet wrote: »

try{
CheckGirlOut (girl);
}
catch(TooYoungException e) {
System.out.println("Enjoy prison!")
}

ya need an unhandled exception block and yer missing a semi colon after the one thats there...........for the record!!

Leaving Cert Student

LizT wrote: »

I'm not waving any authority around, just thought the post was a bit rude.

Wasnt intended as such, sorry?

LizT

Leaving Cert Student wrote: »

Interesting approach. perhaps a formula devised to give parameters both sides of one's age makes more sense? though.. in general... one can go with someone many years older while not necessarily many years younger. Do we have mathematicians?

Yep

blatantrereg

(x-17) > 0.
After that it's just a matter of opinion and taste.

Leaving Cert Student

I think x/2 + x/3 is more appropriate. open to feedback.

srfc19

I always work off the half your age rule.

starlit

Algorithm be a maths calculation if you a leaving cert student if you college student + algorithm could be either a maths calculation or a form of programming code as per above with parameters.

looking_around

gosh.. I don't take age into account at all.
If I meet someone and we hit off, great. If he turns out to be older or younger than expected why would that matter? (so long as you're both adults obviously)

People put far too much emphasis on age.

Mr.Prodston

Cuchulainn1. wrote: »

If there's grass on the pitch?
I really should post more in the mathematics forum.

Using the Duckworth-Lewis method I see, a man after my own heart :pac:

zonEEE

Squaring numbers are just like wimmen..... if they're under 13 just do them in your head!

SeanW

sock puppet wrote: »

try{
CheckGirlOut (girl);
}
catch(TooYoungException e) {
System.out.println("Enjoy prison!")
}

I got a better one

CheckOutGirl(Minx m)
{
    if (m.getAge() < 18)
    {
         throw new Exception("Too young, back off");
    }
    else
    {
        proceed();
    }
}

DEFTLEFTHAND

My mother was 21 when I was born and my father was 35. They were married the year before.

Ten of Swords

Leaving Cert Student wrote: »

This is elegant maths. i need a sophisticated solution currently have x/2 +7 where x is your age. however I dont feel this takes enough into consideration.

Formula: Y=AX^B

Variables;
Y=Result, if less than 17 then younger age is too young.
A=Older Age
X=Age Difference
B=Log(younger age as a % of Older age)/Log(2)

Parameters;
X must be a whole integer (the higher it is the lower the result),
Y must be rounded to the nearest whole integer
B must be negative and less than 0 (round to 4 decimal places max)

Example: 21 year old and 17 year old
Y=21*4^(log(0.81)/log(2))
Y=21*4^-0.304
Y=14


I'm aware this won't produce an ideal result for every scenario (older people with an age gap of >8 years) but it's 3:30am so frankly I don't care!

Leaving Cert Student

A fascinating idea. The conclusion in general seems to be "if there is grass on the pitch, play ball".

While this is a wise motto, I feel it is necessary to find a numerical value or means of expressing this pre-pubescent/post-pubescent theory. As we all know, this phenomenon is not constant and must be delicately estsblished.

smcgiff

18 goes into 54 more often than 54 goes 18.

Leaving Cert Student

smcgiff wrote: »

18 goes into 54 more often than 54 goes 18.

God everyone is just trying to crack jokes here! Can I get a serious response to this age-old problem or is this indeterminable mathematically? I am going to try a geometric approach.. i will update soon

IM0

doesnt matter. as long as everyone is legal its all fair game, **** the naysayers

smcgiff

Leaving Cert Student wrote: »

God everyone is just trying to crack jokes here! Can I get a serious response to this age-old problem or is this indeterminable mathematically? I am going to try a geometric approach.. i will update soon

You can take it as a certainty everyone is treating your question with the respect it deserves.


How are you going to factor in societal values? Are you going to apply a variable to all 200+ countries and countless sub divisions of each country.

You're the one that's coming across like the two guys in weird science. Btw, you realise you posted this in After Hours?

Leaving Cert Student

smcgiff wrote: »

You can take it as a certainty everyone is treating your question with the respect it deserves.


How are you going to factor in societal values? Are you going to apply a variable to all 200+ countries and countless sub divisions of each country.

You're the one that's coming across like the two guys in weird science. Btw, you realise you posted thiz in After Hours?

another joke? give it a break old timer

im going to model it for ireland first.

smcgiff

Leaving Cert Student wrote: »

another joke? give it a break old timer

im going to model it for ireland first.

Not a joke, just an observation.

You're going to model it, eh?

What research do you propose to find out what society considers acceptable? Are you going to do this before or after your psychology degree, masters or doctorate?

CrazyRabbit

I'm not sure really. But younger than 5 is a really bad idea. They can't keep secrets.

Leaving Cert Student

smcgiff wrote: »

Not a joke, just an observation.

You're going to model it, eh?

What research do you propose to find out what society considers acceptable? Are you going to do this before or after your psychology degree, masters or doctorate?

The comedy keeps on coming... desperate for the virtual approval of your army of boardsies are we? craving that special "thanks", lol. I will take the age of consent into consideration of course and I will structure some mathematical method of incorporating the idea that with increasing age comes increasing acceptability. this is not proportional, however, and there lies our problem.

smcgiff

Leaving Cert Student wrote: »

The comedy keeps on coming... desperate for the virtual approval of your army of boardsies are we? craving that special "thanks", lol. I will take the age of consent into consideration of course and I will structure some mathematical method of incorporating the idea that with increasing age comes increasing acceptability. this is not proportional, however, and there lies our problem.

You're now seeing jokes where there are none. I simply pointed out how inadequate you are to model.


For your sake and anybody with an sense of humour I suggest you take this to a science forum.

EuropeanSon

Mathematician here. The answer (which I have derived by a formula far too complex for you to grasp, so I won't bother you with it) is whatever you're into, as long as it's legal.

Leaving Cert Student

smcgiff wrote: »

You're now seeing jokes where there are none. I simply pointed out how inadequate you are to model.


For your sake and anybody with an sense of humour I suggest you take this to a science forum.

Something about a moderator of an online forum calling me inadequate that I am struggling to take seriously.

I have received some great insights on this forum and I intend to keep it here.