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minus-squarewewbull@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up40arrow-down1·4 days ago…or count the chirps in 8 seconds and add 4. Why am I taking 25seconds and dividing by 3? Accuracy?
minus-squareTheMetaleek@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39·4 days agoMy guess would be better approximation as you avoid a “fluke”, as 8 second is a very short time where nothing could easily happen even with crickets being present
minus-squareyimby@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·4 days agoI’m just bothered they chose divide by 3, instead of 16 seconds divide by 2 which is wayyy easier
minus-squareNuraShiny [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 days agoIf you count only for 8 seconds, it will be inaccurate, you need to count for 8 and 1/3 seconds!
…or count the chirps in 8 seconds and add 4.
Why am I taking 25seconds and dividing by 3? Accuracy?
My guess would be better approximation as you avoid a “fluke”, as 8 second is a very short time where nothing could easily happen even with crickets being present
I’m just bothered they chose divide by 3, instead of 16 seconds divide by 2 which is wayyy easier
If you count only for 8 seconds, it will be inaccurate, you need to count for 8 and 1/3 seconds!