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Answer:
8,710.72
To find the answer, we must first quantify the value of Brad.
So how much is a human life worth? According to research by Stanford
economists, a year of human life is worth about $129,000. Wolfram Alpha tells
us that the average age of a person named Brad is 35 years, and that the
average life expectancy for a human male (worldwide) is about 69 years.
Assuming that procuring a loaf of Brad involves cutting down a Brad in his
prime, we would be depriving him of 34 years of life - a value of $4,386,000.
Next we must decide if a "loaf" is a unit of volume, or a unit of weight. In
the UK, government regulation defines a loaf by weight: 400 grams is a "small"
loaf, and 800 grams is a "large" loaf. So let's go with weight, and let's
split the difference and assume that we want a medium sized loaf of Brad...
that's 600 grams, or about 1.3 pounds.
Since the average weight of a human male is 166 pounds (according to Wolfram
Alpha), we can assume that Brad should sell for about $26,421 per pound -
which, using our previous loaf weight of 1.3 pounds, sets the price for a loaf
of Brad in 2010 at $34,348.
Finally, inflation must be factored in. According to an inflation calculator
at westegg.com, what cost $34,348 in 2009 would have cost $8,710.72 in 1975.
Thus, it is safe to say that a loaf of Brad in 1975 could be purchased for
$8,710.72.
Additional Answers;
Typical of this site, the answer above is very US-centric, when there is no
indication in the question as to where the 1975 Brad was to be purchased.
Brad - in 1975 - was a rarity in Ireland, and research in the vaults of the
Natural History Museum, cross-referenced with the data from the Irish
maternity hospitals, show that a loaf of baby-Brad was retailing at £459.25.
However, as the questioner has not specified if the Brad in question is an
adult or a child, we need to cross-reference again, this time with the League
of Irish Undertakers. Their files tell us that - at death - the average Brad
cost £2,749.37.
Therefore, the answer to the question depends on how mature the Brad in
question is required to be. The maturity/price is a sliding scale.
This answer - obviously - only applies to Irish Brads.
When Ireland joined the European Monetary Union, it became illegal to trade in
male humans for fun or profit.
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If life gives you melons, you may be dyslexic.
8,710.72
To find the answer, we must first quantify the value of Brad.
So how much is a human life worth? According to research by Stanford
economists, a year of human life is worth about $129,000. Wolfram Alpha tells
us that the average age of a person named Brad is 35 years, and that the
average life expectancy for a human male (worldwide) is about 69 years.
Assuming that procuring a loaf of Brad involves cutting down a Brad in his
prime, we would be depriving him of 34 years of life - a value of $4,386,000.
Next we must decide if a "loaf" is a unit of volume, or a unit of weight. In
the UK, government regulation defines a loaf by weight: 400 grams is a "small"
loaf, and 800 grams is a "large" loaf. So let's go with weight, and let's
split the difference and assume that we want a medium sized loaf of Brad...
that's 600 grams, or about 1.3 pounds.
Since the average weight of a human male is 166 pounds (according to Wolfram
Alpha), we can assume that Brad should sell for about $26,421 per pound -
which, using our previous loaf weight of 1.3 pounds, sets the price for a loaf
of Brad in 2010 at $34,348.
Finally, inflation must be factored in. According to an inflation calculator
at westegg.com, what cost $34,348 in 2009 would have cost $8,710.72 in 1975.
Thus, it is safe to say that a loaf of Brad in 1975 could be purchased for
$8,710.72.
Additional Answers;
Typical of this site, the answer above is very US-centric, when there is no
indication in the question as to where the 1975 Brad was to be purchased.
Brad - in 1975 - was a rarity in Ireland, and research in the vaults of the
Natural History Museum, cross-referenced with the data from the Irish
maternity hospitals, show that a loaf of baby-Brad was retailing at £459.25.
However, as the questioner has not specified if the Brad in question is an
adult or a child, we need to cross-reference again, this time with the League
of Irish Undertakers. Their files tell us that - at death - the average Brad
cost £2,749.37.
Therefore, the answer to the question depends on how mature the Brad in
question is required to be. The maturity/price is a sliding scale.
This answer - obviously - only applies to Irish Brads.
When Ireland joined the European Monetary Union, it became illegal to trade in
male humans for fun or profit.
----------------------------------------------
If life gives you melons, you may be dyslexic.
Rating:
1
Votes:
1
Your research is faulty. Wolfram alpha states that the common age is 35. That
means, the mean-age for all alive Brads is 35. One would assume that the
expected lifetime would then be 70, but as you can see in the age distribution
graph on the same page, most Brads die off before turning 60. A very rough
estimate would be 55.
The name was more popular 50-60 years ago than it has been the past 10 years,
which skews the chart to the right.
Send in your scientific research for scrutiny before publishing to avoid
public ridicule.
means, the mean-age for all alive Brads is 35. One would assume that the
expected lifetime would then be 70, but as you can see in the age distribution
graph on the same page, most Brads die off before turning 60. A very rough
estimate would be 55.
The name was more popular 50-60 years ago than it has been the past 10 years,
which skews the chart to the right.
Send in your scientific research for scrutiny before publishing to avoid
public ridicule.
Rating:
5
Votes:
5
Malar wrote:
Your research is faulty. Wolfram alpha states that the common age is 35. That
means, the mean-age for all alive Brads is 35. One would assume that the
expected lifetime would then be 70, but as you can see in the age distribution
graph on the same page, most Brads die off before turning 60. A very rough
estimate would be 55.
The name was more popular 50-60 years ago than it has been the past 10 years,
which skews the chart to the right.
Send in your scientific research for scrutiny before publishing to avoid
public ridicule.
means, the mean-age for all alive Brads is 35. One would assume that the
expected lifetime would then be 70, but as you can see in the age distribution
graph on the same page, most Brads die off before turning 60. A very rough
estimate would be 55.
The name was more popular 50-60 years ago than it has been the past 10 years,
which skews the chart to the right.
Send in your scientific research for scrutiny before publishing to avoid
public ridicule.
If the distribution is skewed, the mean (expected) very well could be 70, even
though most Brads die before then. That is why many statisticians prefer the
median rather than mean when the data are skewed.
Practically, this means that the inital post is correct when talking about the
"average" Brad, but may be wrong when talking about the "typical" (median)
Brad.
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