Alright, so I had this crazy idea the other day, sparked by a random conversation about astrology. I wondered, could your zodiac sign actually influence what you like to eat? Sounds kinda nuts, right? But hey, I’m all about trying new things, so I decided to dive in and see if there was anything to it.
First things first, I needed data. Lots of it. I started by making a simple Google Form. I asked people for their zodiac sign (yeah, I know some people don’t believe in it, but I needed something to work with!), their age, gender (optional), and then a list of common foods and cuisines. I kept it broad – things like “spicy food,” “sweets,” “salty snacks,” “Italian food,” “Asian cuisine,” you get the idea. I also threw in a “favorite food” open-ended question.
Then came the fun part: sharing it! I spammed my friends, posted it on my social media (Facebook, Twitter – the usual suspects), and even begged my family to share it with their friends. I figured the more responses I got, the more… something… I’d find. Took about a week, but I managed to rack up around 300 responses. Not bad!
Okay, time to wrangle the data. I downloaded the responses as a CSV file and opened it up in Excel. I know, I know, not the most sophisticated tool, but it’s what I had and I know how to use it. First, I cleaned the data a bit. Some people put in weird answers for their zodiac sign (like “I don’t believe in astrology,” which, fair enough, but not helpful!), so I had to weed those out. Then, I started sorting and filtering. I created separate sheets for each zodiac sign.
This is where things got interesting (or maybe just more confusing). I started looking for patterns. Did Scorpios really love spicy food more than other signs? Were Geminis all about variety and trying new things? I made a bunch of pivot tables to summarize the responses. I looked at the percentage of each sign that selected each food preference. I even tried making some charts and graphs to visualize the data.
Honestly? The results were… inconclusive. There were a few minor trends. Like, maybe Leos were slightly more likely to say their favorite food was something fancy or extravagant. And maybe Cancers were a bit more into comfort food. But nothing that was statistically significant or that really jumped out at me. There was definitely no clear-cut “Aries love pizza” or “Virgos hate vegetables” type of thing.
Then I looked at the “favorite food” responses. This was a mess. People wrote in everything from sushi to steak to their grandma’s secret recipe for potato salad. It was impossible to categorize in any meaningful way, especially considering the cultural background of the responders, because the responses were from people all over the world. I tried to group them into broad categories (like “meat,” “seafood,” “pasta”), but it was still pretty subjective.
So, what did I learn? Well, I learned that collecting and analyzing data is harder than it looks. And I learned that just because something sounds interesting doesn’t mean it’s actually true. I’m not saying that zodiac signs don’t influence food preferences, but my little experiment didn’t find any evidence to support that idea.
Maybe I needed more data, maybe I needed a better way to analyze it, or maybe it’s just a load of bull. Who knows? But hey, I had fun trying. Plus, I got to bother all my friends and family for their opinions, which is always a good time. Maybe next time I’ll try a different crazy idea. Got any suggestions?
- Oh and before I forget, I did try to cross reference my findings with the idea of a 13th zodiac sign – Ophiuchus.
- But it just made the already murky waters even murkier, so I ditched that idea pretty fast.
Final Thoughts
Even though I didn’t find any concrete evidence, I still think it’s a fun idea to play around with. I mean, who doesn’t love talking about food? And who doesn’t secretly wonder if their personality is somehow connected to the stars? So, take my experiment with a grain of salt (pun intended!). And if you happen to notice that all the Tauruses you know are obsessed with chocolate, maybe there’s something to it after all!