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		TheLoneWolfling on May 27, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The oldest person in the world never holds that ti... ...Except that: * Birth rates are changing * Mortality rates are changing * For any one person, the chance of dying (generally) increases as they grow older * Deaths are correlated. For instance, things like the 2003 tsunami.

scotty79 on June 1, 2015 [–]

I could be satisfied by solution that doesn't take into account three of your points. But the 3rd one is something I can't ignore.

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