I think what he/she's saying is you can't predict how badly something can go (since it can go infinitely badly), you can only predict how well it can go (becaus

I think what he/she's saying is you can't predict how badly something can go (since it can go infinitely badly), you can only predict how well it can go (because it actually touches the finite minimum). Which passes the logical sniff test and is in fact the correct explanation. At least it has been for absolutely every project I've ever been on. You could feasibly be on a project that could last until the heat death of the universe.