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I also like comparisons to the chances of other things happening as a way to get a feel for the odds, for example you're (apparently) more likely to be killed b
by clentaminator 11y ago
I also like comparisons to the chances of other things happening as a way to get a feel for the odds, for example you're (apparently) more likely to be killed by a vending machine (1 in 112,000,000), become US president (1 in 10,000,000), or become an astronaut (1 in 12,000,000), than win the powerball.
Of course, just because your program never found the right numbers, doesn't mean it couldn't. People do win...
- spaulo12 11y agothe chance of becoming POTUS is ridiculous. that chance goes way up if you're a white Christian male lawyer with an Ivy League education, and go way down if you're anything but.
- dtparr 11y agoI'm curious about some of those numbers. In particular, it seems unlikely that one is more likely to become US President than an astronaut given that we have an order of magnitude more astronauts than presidents. Are the populations different?