# Coincidence that Yahoo's Straight Dope knockoff had same question as SD yesterday? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 18, 2006, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coincidence-that-yahoos-straight-dope-knockoff-had-same-question-as-sd-yesterday/365060 "2006-07-18T20:16:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cagey\_Drifter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@Cagey\_Drifter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cagey_Drifter)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2006, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coincidence-that-yahoos-straight-dope-knockoff-had-same-question-as-sd-yesterday/365060/1 "2006-07-18T20:16:09Z")
Yesterday’s (7.16.2006) “Ask Yahoo” question is exactly the same question that is listed as yesterday’s question on Straight Dope’s home page. Is this just a huge coincidence, or could it be something more sinister? Yahoo: “How much money (in US$) would I get if we divided up all the wealth in the world into equal amounts?” > **[Yahoo | Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos](https://www.yahoo.com/)** > > Latest news coverage, email, free stock quotes, live scores and video are just the beginning. Discover more every day at Yahoo! Straight Dope: “If the world’s wealth were divided equally, how much would each of us have?” [http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3\_162.html](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_162.html) ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2006, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coincidence-that-yahoos-straight-dope-knockoff-had-same-question-as-sd-yesterday/365060/2 "2006-07-18T20:21:01Z")
I already did this and got scolded: > **[Sons of bitches!](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=380246)** > > I know they’ve done this before, but: Yahoo! Answers: How much money (in US$) would I get if we divided up all the wealth in the world into equal amounts? Straight Dope: If the world’s wealth were divided equally, how much would each of us have? ... But I wonder, too. ---
**Author:** ![Cagey\_Drifter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@Cagey\_Drifter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cagey_Drifter)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2006, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coincidence-that-yahoos-straight-dope-knockoff-had-same-question-as-sd-yesterday/365060/3 "2006-07-18T20:43:47Z")
Oh, I didn’t see that. I agree with you though; this is very strange. ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2006, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coincidence-that-yahoos-straight-dope-knockoff-had-same-question-as-sd-yesterday/365060/4 "2006-07-18T20:52:08Z")
I’m curious why someone from London would specifically request the answer in US dollars. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2006, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coincidence-that-yahoos-straight-dope-knockoff-had-same-question-as-sd-yesterday/365060/5 "2006-07-18T20:56:47Z")
Imitation, flattery, all that. ---
**Author:** ![Cagey\_Drifter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@Cagey\_Drifter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cagey_Drifter)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2006, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coincidence-that-yahoos-straight-dope-knockoff-had-same-question-as-sd-yesterday/365060/6 "2006-07-18T23:18:29Z")
I should note that the answer each gives is quite different (Y:$6,600, SD:$15,500). The population and/or wealth hasn’t changed that much since 1991, has it? ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coincidence-that-yahoos-straight-dope-knockoff-had-same-question-as-sd-yesterday/365060/7 "2006-07-19T00:38:01Z")
[QUOTE=Cagey Drifter] I should note that the answer each gives is quite different (Y:$6,600, SD:$15,500). The population and/or wealth hasn’t changed that much since 1991, has it? [/QUOTE] Yahoo: $6,685.92, SD:$3,100. The 15k figure is for a family of 5. Doubled income is probably reasonable over 15 years, but Cecil is still more right if it comes down to that.