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How to Reach a Quadrillion Ancestors in 50 Generations.
(follow-up to my previous post)
you have 2 parents.
they each had 2 parents,
who each had 2 parents,
who each had 2 parents,
ad infinitum (assuming your ancestors reproduced sexually).
each generation the number of ancestors doubles.
2 parents
4 grandparents
8 great-grandparents
16 great-great-grandparents
etc
this quickly leads to an absurdly large number. by the time you calculate back to ancient greece your progenitors outnumber the stars.
the solution? inbreeding. we share the same relatives and they liberally shared each other.
viewed from a distance our family tree does not resemble the upside down triangle pictured above. it looks rather more like a dull pencil. skip back several generations and you share relatives with most of people you know.
take care, cousins.
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13 comments:
Gross!
love your blog, following :)
That's funny and gross at the same time. And that tag, I'm seriously laughing so hard right now.
i may have japaniess in my blood some where
But what happens when people have 11 or 10 siblings? The triangle looks a lot different.
when you call people 'bro', it's not so far from the truth, hey bro?
all people are my brothers :D
So we can all play the banjo?
hey bro.
Well...there was a couple of relatives I woulda boned back in the day. Don't judge me.
Well alrighty then! :)
i hate math xD
wincest? ha
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