2006-07-20 18:51:10 · 5 answers · asked by New Day 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
World Population: How Many Have Ever Lived. An unknown writer claimed that "three-quarters of all the people who have ever been born are alive today". That erroneous statistic became accepted as fact. However, there is enough information to make a good guess as to how many people have ever lived on Earth. According to calculations a total of 106.4 billion people since man appeared about 50,000 B.C. That means that 5.8% of all the people who have ever been born are alive today.
2006-07-20 19:17:54 · answer #1 · answered by San Diego Art Nut 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Has the weight of the planet increased with population increase? Is Earth a finite planet? If a raven flew into an airliner right after closing the door, would its volume add to the weight of the fully loaded airliner and cause a crash? Speed of a rubber ball inside a swiftly moving auto? My brain hurts again...
2006-07-22 19:06:57 · answer #2 · answered by bicpenitentary 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's been said that the majority of people who have ever lived are alive now. The mathematical answer would be something like the integral of the population curve, giving the area below the line.
2006-07-21 02:20:10 · answer #3 · answered by Julia C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They wouldn't stand still long enough to be counted. I think you will just have to make a guess.
2006-07-21 01:56:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All of them! They could not survive on another planet.
2006-07-21 02:47:27 · answer #5 · answered by joe_on_drums 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋