hoarder59
hoarder59 t1_je72cxp wrote
Reply to comment by CulturedClub in TIL that children born earlier in the academic year have a higher chance of participating in upper echelons of sports or academia. This is known as the Relative Age Effect. by ThatFaultyGamer
No, but the average age would be older per grade. I was the youngest, on the younger age of the average. If I waited a year I would have been the oldest, older than the average but receiving the same instruction. I was the best reader/writer but the least social. In sports, where it really matters is the growth of a child. Go to hockeydb.com and look at the birthdate of professional hockey players. The overwhelming majority were born in the first 3 months of the year. Kids start hockey by age group. There is some adjustment for skill, but older kids aren't moved downand only the very top talents move up.
hoarder59 t1_je6uozp wrote
Reply to comment by marmorset in TIL that children born earlier in the academic year have a higher chance of participating in upper echelons of sports or academia. This is known as the Relative Age Effect. by ThatFaultyGamer
Yup, but races are for 2yr olds, 3yr olds etc based on year born, not month.
hoarder59 t1_je4trve wrote
Reply to TIL that children born earlier in the academic year have a higher chance of participating in upper echelons of sports or academia. This is known as the Relative Age Effect. by ThatFaultyGamer
The system also applies to racehorses, so breeders try for foals to be born first week of January.
hoarder59 t1_je4tjtp wrote
Reply to comment by CulturedClub in TIL that children born earlier in the academic year have a higher chance of participating in upper echelons of sports or academia. This is known as the Relative Age Effect. by ThatFaultyGamer
No, they are correct. Many school systems have a cutoff birthdate. So do sports teams. My parents had the choice of keeping me out of school for another year but didn't. As a result, I was usually the youngest and smallest in every class until I graduated high school. While I did reasonably well academically, I was inevitably left to last on sports teams. In our ice hockey system it is even stricter adherence to age.
hoarder59 t1_ispw2gc wrote
Reply to comment by ________________me in TIL 5,200 tons of space dust falls on Earth every year by StoryAndAHalf
Ass...teroids.
hoarder59 t1_ispne0k wrote
The absolutely best explanation of space dust from astronaut Chris Hadfield. He is my forever hero just for this clip.
hoarder59 t1_je9d0ak wrote
Reply to TIL that when former White House press secretary James Brady died in 2014, his death was ruled a homicide because it was ultimately caused by a gunshot wound he sustained in 1981, during the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan by IAmTiborius
Look at Charles Whitmans victims. David Gunby was shot in 1966 and died in 2001. Ruled a homicide because, despite living for decades with the injury, it ultimately caused his death.