@fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish • 18 days agoAsk the cricketsmander.xyzimagemessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up1352arrow-down13
arrow-up1349arrow-down1imageAsk the cricketsmander.xyz@fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish • 18 days agomessage-square42fedilink
minus-square@wewbull@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglish39•18 days ago…or count the chirps in 8 seconds and add 4. Why am I taking 25seconds and dividing by 3? Accuracy?
minus-square@TheMetaleek@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish39•18 days agoMy guess would be better approximation as you avoid a “fluke”, as 8 second is a very short time where nothing could easily happen even with crickets being present
minus-square@yimby@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish19•18 days agoI’m just bothered they chose divide by 3, instead of 16 seconds divide by 2 which is wayyy easier
minus-squareNuraShiny [any]linkfedilinkEnglish4•18 days agoIf you count only for 8 seconds, it will be inaccurate, you need to count for 8 and 1/3 seconds!
…or count the chirps in 8 seconds and add 4.
Why am I taking 25seconds and dividing by 3? Accuracy?
My guess would be better approximation as you avoid a “fluke”, as 8 second is a very short time where nothing could easily happen even with crickets being present
I’m just bothered they chose divide by 3, instead of 16 seconds divide by 2 which is wayyy easier
If you count only for 8 seconds, it will be inaccurate, you need to count for 8 and 1/3 seconds!