Black Cat Study Shows Decline in Bad Luck

Black Cat Study Shows Decline in Bad Luck

Statisticians at Ohio State University have crunched 20 years of data on black cats and misfortune. What they’ve found is a steady decline in the correlation between bad luck and path crossing.

“20 years ago, if a black cat crossed your path, you were pretty much doomed,” says Kip Schuster, who led the study. “These days, the results are pretty negligible.”

A black cat in 2012 conveys nearly the same bad luck as a pineapple – “basically zilch,” says Schuster.

While the researchers are confident in their findings, they’re at a loss to explain the decline.

“Global warming? I don’t know,” says Schuster.

Via LeBrun.