I was trying to figure out how many generations could theoretically exist at the same time, so I decided to first check Guinness. Hopefully I did all the math correctly.

  • Blamemeta@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Well assuming everyone had kids at 18, and lived to 122, max is 6 generations.

    If everyone had kids very young, at 13, it maxes out at 9 generations.

    • Chris@programming.dev
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      1 year ago

      I think OP made an error in stating you had to be 18. The oldest living person ever was 122 (as indicated by Blamemeta). As long as you are allowed a few pre-18 births, you can get to 7 generations). At 15 years old you can get to 8 generations.