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If you snore, there is zero chance!I was reading a snoring thread earlier and it got me thinking about one of the curious nuances relating to snoring that doesn't come up too often. I wonder if there are any mathematicians in the audience who can provide a fancy explanation.
Why is it that it is so impossible to choose (when there is a choice) the room where there is no snoring?
I would imagine that picking the room with the least amount of pilgrims would increase the chances of a quiet night, hence the proliferation of albergues offering small dormitories. On the flipside, it would seem that a dormitory of 60 people would almost certainly be a poor choice.
And yet it is my experience that this is not the case; time and time again I choose the 4-bed room only to stare wide-eyed at the ceiling all night. And at the same time, some of the most peaceful nights of sleep have been in the mega dorms.
What gives?
You are suffering from the queue syndrome: If there are two lines, the other one is moving faster, and if you change queue, your original one will start moving faster than your new one. Also called the "Sh*t happens" concept. For a complete mathemathical description, read here:I was reading a snoring thread earlier and it got me thinking about one of the curious nuances relating to snoring that doesn't come up too often. I wonder if there are any mathematicians in the audience who can provide a fancy explanation.
Why is it that it is so impossible to choose (when there is a choice) the room where there is no snoring?
I would imagine that picking the room with the least amount of pilgrims would increase the chances of a quiet night, hence the proliferation of albergues offering small dormitories. On the flipside, it would seem that a dormitory of 60 people would almost certainly be a poor choice.
And yet it is my experience that this is not the case; time and time again I choose the 4-bed room only to stare wide-eyed at the ceiling all night. And at the same time, some of the most peaceful nights of sleep have been in the mega dorms.
What gives?
Wow, very interesting statistics, thanks for the information. Sigamos caminando, y que la luz de Dios alumbre su camino.Male/female split last year was 51/49, so the men barely outnumber women.
Good conversation, here are my two centimos. In small compartments the noise lacks space to travel and concentrates all around you, while in large compartments the noise travels and dissipates by the time it hits your ears. In the camino I had a sleepless nights in 4-6 person rooms, but slept well in the 100(+)-person room. Sigamos caminando, y que la luz de Dios alumbre su camino.
-When I stayed in much larger dormitories, I was far more relaxed and felt a little more "incognito", hoping my snoring blended in with all the other snorers!
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As well, the more bodies--and clothing and bedclothes and pillows, etc.--the more sound absorption there is. In a much more sophisticated way it is used by acoustics engineers in such things as concert halls--the more people in the audience and the bulkier their clothing, the more sound is muffled, etc.Good conversation, here are my two centimos. In small compartments the noise lacks space to travel and concentrates all around you, while in large compartments the noise travels and dissipates by the time it hits your ears. In the camino I had a sleepless nights in 4-6 person rooms, but slept well in the 100(+)-person room. Sigamos caminando, y que la luz de Dios alumbre su camino.
The only acoustic engineers I've ever met have been on projects related to aircraft noise (both military and commercial). An F35 makes snoring sound like a cat purring.Hmm. Never encountered many acoustic engineers on the night trains across Europe and Asia but have encountered some spectacular snorers. Even the compressed sheep-wool inter-cabin insulation rolling down to obscurity didn't make much difference.
I snore. I sleep. Your experience may differ
That's what I've always thought, but I can't tell you how many times I've been in an absolutely quiet dorm room afraid to fall asleep in case I am the snorer!Everybody snores.
That's what I've always thought, but I can't tell you how many times I've been in an absolutely quiet dorm room afraid to fall asleep in case I am the snorer!
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