Tuesday 9 March 2010


(2.0109 x 1013) ÷ (6.692 x 109)

According to the World Bank, the population of Earth at 13:36pm GMT March 9th 2009 is 6,692,030,277. My library account number is 20109006909273, and logic would therefore dictate that mine is account number 20109006909273 to be opened.

If I subtract 1 from the population of the world to represent me, then divide by my library account number, the number I get is truly staggering: it appears that EVERY person in the world has, on average, 3004.9 accounts with the libraries of the borough in question.

That would explain why I always have to place a hold on the book I want.

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3 comments:

  1. James22 March 2010 at 20:27

    You could use the same logic on credit cards

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  2. Anonymous30 March 2010 at 23:27

    All library cards start with 20109. All books start with 30109, it's the way the computer program works. Not a very interesting mystery in the end.!

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  3. Christopher Lee26 April 2010 at 22:29

    dammit Hel! although that still means 6,900,000 accounts for Bexley borough...

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