Relevant quote from Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20362498 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20362498): > The firs

Relevant quote from Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20362498 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20362498): > The first time I was in Las Vegas I sat down and figured out the odds for everything, and I discovered that the odds for the crap table were something like .493. If I bet a dollar, it would only cost me 1.4 cents. So I thought to myself, "Why am I so reluctant to bet? It hardly costs anything!" > So I started betting, and right away I lost five dollars in succession--one, two, three, four, five. I was supposed to be out only seven cents; instead, I was five dollars behind! I've never gambled since then (with my own money, that is). I'm very lucky that I started off losing.