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left-of-the-jokers t1_iy863q7 wrote

Given the number of women who've had mastectomies due to breast cancer vs. the amount of people with an extra nipple, I'd imagine the average is somewhat < 2

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ApotheounX t1_iy8a1zl wrote

You'd think that were the case, but apparently the rate of third nipple occurance is in the range of 1/20-1/40, which probably outnumbers occasional nipple losses (boy, that's a phrase, isn't it?).

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left-of-the-jokers t1_iy91bl0 wrote

I am absolutely fascinated by this factotum... I simply must know more

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human5393 t1_iybrm3v wrote

I honestly lost count of how many times I've been shown a third nipple. I dated a guy with 4.

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kyrosnick t1_iy9ey21 wrote

He doesn't specify human nipples, just nipples vs humans so my dog has 8, along with tons of other mammals. The average is probably well over 2 with all the other animals bringing it up.

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REmanji t1_iy9gtvq wrote

I would say if you count all animals the average is probably way below 0.1 because only mammals have nipples and all the insects massively outnumber them

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kyrosnick t1_iy9h3cu wrote

True, but the statement is nipples vs humans, not nipples vs animals.

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REmanji t1_iy9noo6 wrote

you are absolutely right my dude! Seems I typed too fast

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nolimitxox t1_iy8176f wrote

Twice as many human nipples. Don't forget the animal nipples.

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Zeromus88 t1_iy9avn7 wrote

Don't forget all the nippleless animals.

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Zeromus88 t1_iy9alg6 wrote

You're saying you think more people are born with extra nipples than have had them surgically removed due to breast cancer treatments/burn grafts/other injuries?

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mathieub93 t1_iy9l41j wrote

Or are just simply born with less nipples. Guess it about the same odds for more or less nipples

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Clearlytrippin179 t1_iy81whi wrote

You'd assume that wouldn't you, but I have negative 7B nipples. The human average is 1

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typhoidsucks t1_iy83z7f wrote

Although the average certainly isn’t two, it only slightly less than two (1.99ish*). If we’re rounding to the nearest whole number, it’s definitely going to be two.

*I pulled that number out of thin air.

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scorpious2 t1_iy894cq wrote

Aha, but with my negative 9.999.999.999 nipples The human total is 1

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Jacobgame2 t1_iyab9b9 wrote

Add another point. Does a dead person count as human? Do the nipples on a dead person count as nipples?

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Extension_Ad_1733 t1_iyazxzi wrote

I'd add the number of nipples on corpses, but not add the number of corpses to the number of humans. Though it's difficult to gauge how much impact this has. How long does a body need before the nipples decompose? What's the average number of corpses in this range. Are there stats on cremation vs burial?

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megasmileys t1_iy9a0lq wrote

I’d say probably more people have had mastectomies than third nipples

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CookieJarObserverII t1_iy9y2t9 wrote

Statistically it should be around 2,8 since many people have multiple Nipples (seriously, like every 3th human one earth has more than 2)

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TwistNeverStick t1_iya9dfo wrote

You're forgetting to minus Siamese twins conjoined around the nipular region

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CookieJarObserverII t1_iyab0hn wrote

Thats super rare and I already took people that gad their breast removed (breast cancer shit, and it can happen to everyone) wich is a bigger number of people but still not that significant compared to 8 billion people.

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VinylWolf18 t1_iy8619d wrote

There are 16005221600 human nipples in the world and counting.

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