How high will the numbers go? you think we'll hit team 911

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Posted by Patrick Dingle at 04/18/2001 12:13 PM EST


College Student on team #639, Red B^2, from Ithaca High School and Cornell University.


In Reply to: Re: How high will the numbers go? you think we'll hit team 911
Posted by Patrick Dingle on 04/18/2001 11:56 AM EST:



Further, I have determined that in 2070, given the current pit sizes at nationals, Disney will need to expand to take up about 10% of the entire surface of the planet -- that's about the size of North and South America combined.

Patrick

: I should also point out, based on this method of making predictions, the number of FIRST teams will surpass the population of Earth right around 2070. Yes, this means humans will no longer be the dominant species on Earth.

: Patrick

: : : If I remember correctly, someone put in a post about FIRST's growth rate...could someone pull that up again?

: : I made a post on past growth rate and projected growth rate... here's the data:

: : YEAR TEAMS PERCENT CHANGE
: : 1992 28
: : 1993 25 0.892857143
: : 1994 44 1.76
: : 1995 59 1.340909091
: : 1996 93 1.576271186
: : 1997 155 1.666666667
: : 1998 199 1.283870968
: : 1999 269 1.351758794
: : 2000 373 1.3866171
: : 2001 526 1.410187668
: : 2002 741 1.408745247
: : 2003 1043 1.407557355
: : 2004 1468 1.407478428
: : 2005 2066 1.407356948
: : 2006 2907 1.407066796
: : 2007 4090 1.406948744
: : 2008 5754 1.406845966
: : 2009 8094 1.406673618
: : 2010 11385 1.40659748