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Not really. The birthday paradox is a paradox because it describes a circumstance that seems unlikely but actually is not. In this case it both seems unlikely a
by spuz 9y ago
Not really. The birthday paradox is a paradox because it describes a circumstance that seems unlikely but actually is not. In this case it both seems unlikely and IS unlikely. If it were not unlikely we would see it happen more often.
- carlmr 9y agoLike I posted somewhere else here, it likely happens hundreds of times a day (going by millisecond granularity and # of photos being taken per day in close vicinity in the world). That people afterwards see each others photos and find out about it is rather unlikely. It probably happens most days in the Louvre at the Mona Lisa. Although she doesn't move very much.
- exodust 9y agoSo it's a publishing coincidence rather than a photographic one.
- cbsmith 9y agoIt's unlikely that it would happen for any given shot, but it is very unlikely that it would never happen across all shots taken, which is the crux of the birthday paradox.