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So, @Truthwatcher at the Rim and I were talking today about Rosharan ages, and how those translate to Earth ages, and we did the math.  So we agreed that I would post the math in case any of y'all also want to figure out character ages.

Using Kaladin in WOK (19) as an example: 

(10,000 times 19) divided by 8,760 = 190,000

190,000 divided by 8,760 = 21.689

Second Example: Jasnah in WOK (34)

(10,000 times 34) divided by 8,760 = 340,000

340,000 divided by 8,760 = 38.812

Please, come add more characters to this if you want!

Posted

You could just multiply their age by 1.1

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Questioner

Speaking of Rosharan calendar-- So seventeen year old Kaladin, is he the equivalent of a seventeen year old Earthling?

Brandon Sanderson

It's 1.1, I think is what is it. Right, they're 10% older than their accounting system. So no.

Questioner

So Adolin is 27, true?

Brandon Sanderson

Yeah.

Questioner

So then a year is obviously a lot more than 1.1 but--

Brandon Sanderson

Well no. The years are 500 days, but they're 20 hour days. Keep that in mind. So when you run the calculations kinda together, you end up with around 1.1.

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Posted (edited)
5 minutes ago, Ookla the Naxdin said:

I don't know who I would be if I didn't take the unnecessarily complicated route.

Lol.

Also I found that a more accurate but still simple number is 1.141. So just multiple or divide by 1.141 for rosharan-earth conversion. 

Edited by Ookla the Disproportionate
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