I regret posting this; but I won't delete it so people know the context of the replies. Sorry HN! Even if the statistic isn't bulletproof, and even if some of

I regret posting this; but I won't delete it so people know the context of the replies. Sorry HN! Even if the statistic isn't bulletproof, and even if some of the discussion this sparked hasn't been of the caliber we've come to expect from HN, I don't regret that you posted it. It's an interesting thought experiment.