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q-  ·  3978 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Clock

Very poorly executed. They should have at least incorporated an existing life expectancy table.

http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2012/tables/12s0107.p...

An 85 year-old white male should still see 5.7 years on the clock. Use some simple linear interpolation - it's not like you don't have a computer to make a clock that's a bit more accurate.