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I wonder if there is something like the study I heard of once that said, if an electronic or mechanical device lasts at least X years, it will almost always las
by sixdimensional 8y ago
I wonder if there is something like the study I heard of once that said, if an electronic or mechanical device lasts at least X years, it will almost always last X + Y years where Y is a much longer period of time. I heard that related to design, manufacturing process and material selection.
If it's true for things, it makes sense it might be true for humans.
- fjsolwmv 8y agoThis is well known in humans as the "infant mortality rate" vs "adult life expectancy".
- elihu 8y agoIt depends on the device, but there's also the phenomenon where failures go up after a certain amount of time just because parts wear out. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathtub_curve https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathtub_curve