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utopcellyesterday at 8:58 PM1 replyview on HN

> You can ask 100 people and they'll all give you a different list.

True. With 5 choices you need at least 126 people before you can guarantee that two lists are the same.


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kennywinkertoday at 4:55 AM

That's the upper limit, but with correlated data like this dupes can come in way sooner. I bet you don't have to ask ten people before you get a repeat with this topic.