I have had that same dilemma for quite some time. Great article, Robbie.

Of course I’m not implying any human with a number of hairs greater than 150 thousand. But I thank you for taking the time and effort in replying and explaining your thought. As you said before, I was assigning the pigeonhole/pigeons incorrectly, which got me confused. Thanks again for helping out.

Yes, that’s right.

I’m sorry but I’m not entirely sure if your hair number vs people on earth example is a fair representation of the pigeonhole principle. If the pigeonhole example is the correct way to apply the principle, it is because there’s no other option than for at least two pigeons holing up together, since there’s always…