Average Age on PF: What's the Answer?

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The discussion centers around a poll aimed at determining the average age of users on Physics Forums (PF). Participants share their ages and engage in light-hearted banter about aging, with some humorously claiming to be "older than dirt." The conversation touches on the demographics of the forum, noting a bimodal age distribution, with younger users seeking help and older users participating due to their experience. The lack of participation from those aged 35-44 is attributed to career and family commitments, suggesting that this age group may have less time for online engagement. Participants express curiosity about statistical analysis of the poll results, discussing mean and median ages, and consider the implications of their findings. The thread also features playful interactions and jokes, reflecting a friendly community atmosphere.

How old are you?

  • Total voters
    110
  • #51
Gokul43201 said:
That was most of my partial theory. On average, people start marrying off in the late 20s. My guess is that among scientists, this age may even be a little higher still. Also, if you're in Academia in the 35-44 age range, there's a reasonable chance you've not yet made tenure, so you've not got time to waste on frivolities like PF, and if you do, you probably stay out of GD.

However, children and spouses can be more demanding than the work. I find it easy to PF while working but can't imagine when working and having other nuisances :biggrin: It's not work but after work that keeps 35-44 people out of here IMO.
 
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  • #52
18! Woot! LOL
 
  • #53
Char. Limit said:
I nominate jarednjames to be the representative mentor for our age group.

Someone just came to my mind who hasn't been here for some time now, I would likely nominate him if ever been given the opportunity :biggrin: :devil:
 
  • #54
rootX said:
Someone just came to my mind who hasn't been here for some time now, I would likely nominate him if ever been given the opportunity :biggrin: :devil:

FlexGunship? A. Neumaier?
 
  • #55
rootX said:
Someone just came to my mind who hasn't been here for some time now, I would likely nominate him if ever been given the opportunity :biggrin: :devil:

That character came to my mind as I read this, definitely yes. :devil: :biggrin:
 
  • #56
drizzle said:
That character came to my mind as I read this, definitely yes. :devil: :biggrin:

Danger?
 
  • #57
No, Danger is a kind person!...Hehe *vanishes away*
 
  • #58
drizzle said:
No, Danger is a kind person!...Hehe *vanishes away*

Yeah, Danger is a good guy.

Oh man, I have a huge curiosity fixation... I know it's killed cats, but I have reliable information satisfaction brings them back after.

Who is this absent mystery 18-2*inger?
 
  • #59
Ehh 18.5, so I feel like I should be in the youngest bracket. Voted correctly though
 
  • #60
So what's a good pdf for the bimodal distribution we have here anyway?
 
  • #61
nismaratwork said:
Yeah, Danger is a good guy.

Oh man, I have a huge curiosity fixation... I know it's killed cats, but I have reliable information satisfaction brings them back after.

Who is this absent mystery 18-2*inger?

(I just arrived home)

Cyru aka relationship guru, he disappeared before you came here :smile:

He was behind new relationships forum. [https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?p=1924466"].

If I recall correctly, he was also pushing for higher standards in other forums.
 
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  • #62
rootX said:
(I just arrived home)

Cyru aka relationship guru, he disappeared before you came here :smile:

He was behind new relationships forum. [https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?p=1924466"].

If I recall correctly, he was also pushing for higher standards in other forums.

Cyrus... ah yes... I am actually familiar with him.
 
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  • #63
Me to judge: I'm absolved from all guilt. She started it!
 
  • #64
rootX said:
(I just arrived home)

Cyru aka relationship guru, he disappeared before you came here :smile:

He was behind new relationships forum. [https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?p=1924466"].

If I recall correctly, he was also pushing for higher standards in other forums.


Hahhaha! Love that cat fight.

Do you think he quit posting because of that?
 
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  • #65
nismaratwork said:
Oh man, I have a huge curiosity fixation... I know it's killed cats,
Don't worry, you're not a cat. I'm not a cat either so I also don't have to worry. :-p
 
  • #66
drizzle said:
Hahhaha! Love that cat fight.

Do you think he quit posting because of that?
Cyrus was in chat last week.
 
  • #67
Evo said:
Cyrus was in chat last week.

Was he now... that's good to know.
 
  • #68
Unfortunately, unlike Nismar and FTL, I am a cat. So I'd better keep my curiosity held in check.
 
  • #69
Char. Limit said:
Unfortunately, unlike Nismar and FTL, I am a cat. So I'd better keep my curiosity held in check.
Maybe we can invent a machine to turn you into something else, then you'd have no problem.


Wait a minute, you're a cat who can talk (type)!?
 
  • #70
FtlIsAwesome said:
Maybe we can invent a machine to turn you into something else, then you'd have no problem.


Wait a minute, you're a cat who can talk (type)!?

Typing is easy. Learning english was the hard part.
 
  • #71
That's still amazing.

Are there any other cats like you?
 
  • #72
FtlIsAwesome said:
That's still amazing.

Are there any other cats like you?

Oh, of course. We're all like this. We just let you think that you're in power. It's amusing, really.
 
  • #73
Char. Limit said:
Oh, of course. We're all like this. We just let you think that you're in power. It's amusing, really.
Ah, something like the movie Cats & Dogs.

What about the other animals?
 
  • #74
FtlIsAwesome said:
Ah, something like the movie Cats & Dogs.

What about the other animals?

Never trust the squirrels... especially red ones. :smile:

@Char: Well remember, "Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought him back."
 
  • #75
36yo.
 
  • #76
What if the cat is curious but isn't satisfied?
 
  • #77
FtlIsAwesome said:
What if the cat is curious but isn't satisfied?

Meooo- *crack*

...

Dead Cat.


"Old enough to know better but young enough to not care I get active - might slap a <rhymes with 'switch'> with my hair! Left coast up top I bang that [skit] My sparkling wine'll pop Cristal on her lip. Cain't stop, won't stop gettin my bread. Pack arenas and coliseums now watch me shred"
 
  • #78
I made a crude graph of the bimodal distribution we have here. I checked, and the integral over R of this function IS 1, so it's a proper pdf. And I think it's pretty interesting.

wolframalpha-20110326190842211.gif
 
  • #79
45-54 seems to have the most mentors (4).
 
  • #80
FtlIsAwesome said:
45-54 seems to have the most mentors (4).

Young enough to be on the cusp of wisdom, but young enough to avoid decrepitude. *runs*
 
  • #81
nismaratwork said:
@Char: Well remember, "Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought him back."

I thought Schrodinger killed* the cat?



*(I also thought Schrodinger didn't kill the cat...)
 
  • #82
jhae2.718 said:
I thought Schrodinger killed* the cat?



*(I also thought Schrodinger didn't kill the cat...)

Schrodinger? My avatar didn't kill anyone...
 
  • #83
Freedom 55

Well ... that's what I was told when I was a young one. My body is older than I am. :)
 
  • #84
Char. Limit said:
Schrodinger? My avatar didn't kill anyone...

BAM! Nice move Char. :biggrin:

@jhae2.718: We're still waiting for a report from Wigner's friend, but there are serious questions about his welfare so... ?
 
  • #85
Stephen Hawking said:
...Yeah, well, there are some people who spend an awful lot of time talking about the interpretation of quantum mechanics. My attitude — I would paraphrase Gœring—is that when I hear of Schrödinger's cat, I reach for my gun.

It's hard to pass up Schrodinger references, though...
 
  • #86
nismaratwork said:
BAM! Nice move Char. :biggrin:

@jhae2.718: We're still waiting for a report from Wigner's friend, but there are serious questions about his welfare so... ?

And now you know the other reason he's my avatar. So I can make lame jokes like that one.
 
  • #87
jhae2.718 said:
It's hard to pass up Schrodinger references, though...

I'd add, Dr. Hawking is mistaken in his reference...

I forget said:
The famous line "when I hear the word culture, I reach for my gun", often associated with Nazi leaders, derives from this play. The actual original line from the play is slightly different: "Wenn ich Kultur höre ... entsichere ich meinen Browning!" "Whenever I hear of culture... I release the safety catch of my Browning!" (Act 1, Scene 1).

I should add, the play was for Hitler's... something, maybe a birthday, so it's Nazi-related.
 
  • #88
So, I'm wondering when somebody will unleash some statistical fury on this sample? Mean, median, modus, standard deviation, kurtosis, variance, third moments,...

Come on, I know there are some of you who, deep down inside, want nothing more than to calculate...
 
  • #89
I have resisted the urge to input this all into MATLAB...
 
  • #90
micromass said:
So, I'm wondering when somebody will unleash some statistical fury on this sample? Mean, median, modus, standard deviation, kurtosis, variance, third moments,...

Come on, I know there are some of you who, deep down inside, want nothing more than to calculate...

Char. Limit said:
I made a crude graph of the bimodal distribution we have here. I checked, and the integral over R of this function IS 1, so it's a proper pdf. And I think it's pretty interesting.

wolframalpha-20110326190842211.gif

You must have missed something.
 
  • #91
Me to, but I can't resist anymore...

Must... analyse... information...
 
  • #92
Char. Limit said:
You must have missed something.

Yes, nice graph. But only statistical invariants will satisfy me :biggrin:
 
  • #93
micromass said:
Yes, nice graph. But only statistical invariants will satisfy me :biggrin:

But I can't plot the mean of a bimodal distribution! I barely managed to find one.
 
  • #94
micromass said:
Yes, nice graph. But only statistical invariants will satisfy me :biggrin:

We're awaiting your paper on the distribution.
 
  • #95
Char. Limit said:
But I can't plot the mean of a bimodal distribution! I barely managed to find one.

Waaah. Where is statdad when you need him :cry:
Kinda curious on how you found that pdf by the way...
 
  • #96
Char. Limit said:
But I can't plot the mean of a bimodal distribution! I barely managed to find one.

That's why MM is a science advisor and homework helper! *jazz hands*
 
  • #97
micromass said:
Waaah. Where is statdad when you need him :cry:
Kinda curious on how you found that pdf by the way...

I took the gaussian of the first four categories, then the gaussian of the last five categories, divided both by 2 and then added them together! Sure, it's hardly rigorous, but I haven't taken even the most basic of statistics courses.
 
  • #98
I also want representation for my age group.
 
  • #99
FtlIsAwesome said:
I also want representation for my age group.

No. We're not even going to consider it until you pay us your chat fees.
 
  • #100
Its always about money, huh...
 

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