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I was trying to figure out how many generations could theoretically exist at the same time, so I decided to first check Guinness. Hopefully I did all the math correctly.

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[–] FarceMultiplier@lemmy.ca 40 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I feel like they didn't audit trailer parks.

[–] bstix@feddit.dk 32 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Circular references make it impossible to count generations.

[–] Kerrigor@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Error: java.lang.StackOverflowError Cause: Trailer trash

[–] FarceMultiplier@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] The_v@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

I have family working on matching that one.

Age when they had their first child:

My grandma was 20, my aunt was 18, her son was 17, his daughter was 15, her daughter was 14, and her kid is now 6.

6 generations.

My grandma is 90. My great-grandma passed away at 99.

Just one more teen pregnancy away from matching it.

[–] SomethingBurger@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If someone's son is also their brother, which generation are they part of?

[–] Blamemeta@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Well assuming everyone had kids at 18, and lived to 122, max is 6 generations.

If everyone had kids very young, at 13, it maxes out at 9 generations.

[–] halvo317@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Birth, 18, 36, 52, 70, 88, 106.

Fenceposts are hard to count.

[–] Blamemeta@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I forgot birth, yeah.

[–] chris@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

lol. Yes, they are.

[–] chris@programming.dev 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I think OP made an error in stating you had to be 18. The oldest living person ever was 122 (as indicated by Blamemeta). As long as you are allowed a few pre-18 births, you can get to 7 generations). At 15 years old you can get to 8 generations.

[–] PaulDevonUK@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

You are missing things like this in your calculation.


Under current Pennsylvania law, teenagers aged 13, 14 and 15 may or may not be able to legally engage in sexual activity with partners who are less than 4 years older. Such partners could not be prosecuted under statutory rape laws, but may be liable for other offenses, even when the sexual activity is consensual.

[–] pdqcp@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, OP might be unaware that in the past, it was more common to have a child before the age of 18 than the opposite, specially in rural areas

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"between 18 and 20"

It says the last girl had her child at 15...

[–] ApollosArrow@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah, that’s my bad. I forgot about the last one when I posted. I updated the title to reflect the proper range.

[–] rcmaehl@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Ah yes, the Stanley Yelnats family. I remember that