Sex and degrees of separation: we love indirectly with 2.8 million people

loveWe all know the theory of six degrees of separation, that between us and any other person in the world there are only 6 more people in half, that is the friend of the friend of the friend ... until 6: 7 is the stranger in question ie anyone. A sociological theory and statistics of great charm, which makes the world seem smaller than (or even horrible ... only 6 people separating me from Paris Hilton?). Well now the same theory was applied to sex, or rather to sexual relations. I am not a champion of mathematics, nor even of Statistics and the theory of separation of the six gredi is sex complicated. But

one thing is clear: the theory of six degrees has been applied to sexual relations to raise awareness about the dangers of sexually transmitted diseases. In practice, we must be aware that we do not go to bed only with our partners, but from the standpoint of disease, we make love with all their former and all of their ex ex. Next on until infinity. Discovered hot water? Maybe, but when you translate something of this scale in numbers, the result is impressive and certainly more effective than words. The computer set up in Britain, and rightly called the "Sex Degrees of Separation", revealed that, taking account of 9 sexual partners of any British man (on average) and 6.3 sexual partners of British women (always on average also because the 0.3 would be difficult to detect, or maybe not?), in theory, every citizen Brittan had sex with about 2.8 million people. Obviously the number may change from one country to another, according to the average of the partners had, but I do not think that would vary widely. Stunning. All this amazing round numbers, to say: "Use a condom. I must say that certainly is the least trivial to have heard so far to raise the use of precautions and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases. Certainly, however, did not remember having sex with about two million people!

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