# What statistic would like to magically appear over others' heads? (read OP for limitations) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 8, 2020, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-statistic-would-like-to-magically-appear-over-others-heads-read-op-for-limitations/849103 "2020-03-08T14:11:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2020, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-statistic-would-like-to-magically-appear-over-others-heads-read-op-for-limitations/849103/21 "2020-03-11T22:35:23Z")
When was the last time they washed their hands? (or number of times they have washed their hands in the last X period of time) How often they lie/trustworthiness How often do they do good deeds for their own sake? ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2020, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-statistic-would-like-to-magically-appear-over-others-heads-read-op-for-limitations/849103/22 "2020-03-11T22:40:03Z")
> [@Napier](#): > > Where will your employer’s stock be valued 1 month from now? 6 months from now? 3 years from now? Whom are you asking? > [@Velocity](#): > > Religion > Trustworthiness% > Relationship status (single, widowed, divorced, married, etc.) 1 and 3 are ineligible questions. How is 2 quantified? mmm ---
**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-statistic-would-like-to-magically-appear-over-others-heads-read-op-for-limitations/849103/23 "2020-03-12T00:01:59Z")
1. Days since most recent sexual encounter 2. Days since most recent positive STD test 3. vi or emacs I guess ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-statistic-would-like-to-magically-appear-over-others-heads-read-op-for-limitations/849103/24 "2020-03-12T05:35:55Z")
> [@ASGuy](#): > > (2) Percentage liklihood that the person will have sex with me. (women) Change that to “men” and that’s pretty much all I want to know. ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-statistic-would-like-to-magically-appear-over-others-heads-read-op-for-limitations/849103/25 "2020-03-12T05:45:06Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_JQiEs32SqQ/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGEogZShYMA8=&rs=AOn4CLBa_3t42zk_QetC3dTien0KrdVygA "Nickelback - Savin' Me") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JQiEs32SqQ) You need to watch the whole thing, but you won’t see the relevance until about 1:20 in. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-statistic-would-like-to-magically-appear-over-others-heads-read-op-for-limitations/849103.md?page=1)