How long will you live?

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I took this test and it told me 80. Can anyone tell me why it asked for education? BTW, all I have is high school diploma. Oh yeah, I also smoke.

[Edited on 9-19-2003 by Backlash]

[Solkern]

84 for me and i'm a smoker!

[Bobmuhthol]

71. It's a tad inaccurate because I'm too young for a job, college education, etc.

[GSLeloo]

Yeah mine said 83

[Solkern]

LOL woot!

goo smokers
I would have probally said 94 if i put i didn't smoke, but who the fuck wants to live those last 10 years anyways that smoking is suppose to remove!

[AnticorRifling]

85. My money is on me living to 93, just a number I've had in my head for years.

[Solkern]

All i know is when they docs say i got a few hours left to live, I'm going out, renting a badass sports car a ferrari or something, and go on a high speed chase woot!

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Originally posted by AnticorRifling
85. My money is on me living to 93, just a number I've had in my head for years.

I've never had an exact number, but I have had a vision of myself as being very old as well.

[Betheny]

I've got about 5 minutes left to live.

MAKE YOUR TIME

[Snapp]

78 for me.. yay!

[Solkern]

hahahahaha mines 84 and I smoke yet so far i'm going to live longer then everyone but one person so far! woot!

[GSLeloo]

well the highest I got was 96 if you make everything perfect... see if anyone can get higher than that

[Snapp]

They kinda give a breakdown of how they calculate it.. smoking takes off max 8 years (if 2 packs or more). My downfall was genetics. Damn grandparents.

EDIT to fix spelling :smilegrin:

[Edited on 9-19-2003 by Snapp]

[Solkern]

LOL

[Adhara]

I have seen similar tests in the past and the reasoning behind the education question is as follows:

People interested in learning are usually more curious. They have a wider field of interests and knowledge. They are usually ambitious and have professional goals. All this means that when they retire, the thirst for knowledge and interest will keep them alive longer based on the assumption that they will have a desire to live longer that is stronger than those who did not develop this curiosity.

This theory was backed up with studies that showed a significant difference in lifespan based on education. As usual there are exceptions like those who have always wanted to go to college but couldn't for various reasons but the general rule holds true.

[Edited on 9-19-2003 by Adhara]

[HarmNone]

I shall live to the ripe old age of 89. You shall be blessed with many more years of Meeeeeee! Let the groaning begin. :D

HarmNone is gonna get ooooold

[Scott]

Only 3 more years to go HarmNone!

[HarmNone]

Sintik, dear? STFU! :D

HarmNone has a loooong way to go

[Souzy]

81 for me...yah I smoke too.

[Solkern]

Sintik that was badass comeback...but i always thought harm was older then 89...hmmm according to that, should alreayd be dead

[HarmNone]

Originally posted by Solkern
Sintik that was badass comeback...but i always thought harm was older then 89...hmmm according to that, should alreayd be dead

I am, dear. Have you looked under your bed lately? :cool:

HarmNone is haunting Solkern's dust bunnies

[DCSL]

Hm, I'll live to 90, supposedly... Reminds me of a "Life Map" we had to make in freshman year of high school. We had to map out where we've been in life and where we wanted to go. I got roasted for two things:

1. I wanted to have a daughter. I neglected, in the middle of a Catholic school in front of nuns, to say "get married" first. In fact, that part completely slipped my mind, I didn't care. Oops.

2. I wanted to die in the Amazon strangled by an anaconda before I grew too old to make it to the bathroom by myself.

We'll see, won't we?

[Solkern]

While your under there, can you clean too? too much shit i just push under my bed,do something useful for once, and clean!
What women should really be doing....cooking, cleaning, and pleasing the men!
and I will get shot for this
So i shall run...realllly reallly fast and really reallly far

[Edited on 9-19-2003 by Solkern]

[SpunGirl]

I always pictured HarmNone like this timeless wise woman, sort of like the tree in Pocohantas.

I'm going to live to be 86.

-K

[Miss X]

85..... Not to bad but I was kinda hoping for around 120!
Vx

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

I'm gonna die early at 67

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

Calculate Your Life Expectancy!
While there is no sure way to calculate your life expectancy, there are certain guidelines that can give you rough estimates. If you are between 25 and 65 years of age and reasonably healthy, this test will provide a more in-depth statistical view of your life expectancy than our Lifeline Calculator.

Start with the number 72



If you are male, subtract 3.
If you are female, add 4.
If you live in an urban area with the population over 2 million, subtract 2.
If a grandparent lived to age 85 or over, add 6.
If all four grandparents lived to age 80 or over, add 6.
If either parent died of a stroke or heart attack before 50, subtract 4.
If a family member under 50 has (or had) cancer, a heart condition, or diabetes, subtract 2.
As an individual, do you earn over $60,000 a year? subtract 2.
If you finished college, add 1.
If you have a graduate or professional degree, add 2 more.
If you are 65 or over and still working, add 3.
If you live with a spouse or friend, add 5.
If you live alone, subtract 1 for every 10 years alone since age 25.
If you work behind a desk, subtract 3.
If your work requires heavy physical labor, add 3.
If you exercise strenuously three to five times a week, add 3.
Do you sleep more than 10 hours each night? Subtract 4.
Are you intense? Aggressive? Easily angered? Subtract 3.
Are you easy-going and relaxed? Add 3.
Are you happy? Add 1. Unhappy? Subtract 2.
Have you had a speeding ticket in the last year? Subtract 1.
Do you smoke more than two packs a day? Subtract 8. One or two packs? Subtract 6. One - half to one pack? Subtract 3.
Do you drink the equivalent of two drinks of hard liquor a day? Subtract 1.
Are you overweight? By 50 lbs., Subtract 8. By 30-50 lbs, Subtract 4. By 10-30 lbs., Subtract 2.
Are you a man over 40 and have annual checkups? Add 2.
If you are a woman and see a gynecologist once a year, add 2.
If you are between 30 and 40, add 2.
If you are between 40 and 50, add 3.
If you are between 50 and 70, add 4.
If you are over 70, add 5.

[Miss X]

ah....the one time Im annoyed about being under 25! I love all these life expectancy things!
vx

[Weedmage Princess]

LOL I'm gonna die at 67! YAY Only 39 years left!!!

[Solkern]

Smoke people you'll live longer!

[Makkah]

Hah. I got 76... it's funny that this topic came up. Almost a year ago I claimed (for no real reason...) that I was going to die within the next year to my roommate. He called me a moron, we both laughed, but I've held strong to it. I've never really seen myself living past 25 or so... Call me pessimistic, but I've done a lot of bad in my life, I have a feeling it will come back to bite my ass off.

rht (who is 21, almost 22)

[Edaarin]

I'm going to live till 90?

Woo hoo. I'm invincible for the next 71 years. Pardon me while I go tell the football players across the street to be men and go play a real sport.

[Hips]

87 for me. So... I have 70 (almost down to 69) years to go.

[HarmNone]

Yeesh. Now, I will live until I am 96. Things are looking bad for you people. Really bad. :D

HarmNone will be here forever

[Faellyn]

77 and I smoke. The education question has another factor built in. College graduates make more money then high school graduates, have a better lifestyle, and better access to health care.

[Rorac]

I'm gonna live to be 91... supposedly. Only 25 years short of my goal ):

[Warriorbird]

Until I die.

[GarrsSoul]

alright...i dont even need to take a stinkin test...i know exactly when im going to die...the exact second when im going to die...


its quite simple...im going to live until i die

[GarrsSoul]

gah...i should have read the second page....sorry warriorbird

[Artha]

By 2050, the life expenctancy could be over 120. I'm just hoping to glom on to some of that.