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That’s not how the stats work. There’s a 71% chance it lands in water this time (and every time). If you flip heads 3 times in a row, it doesn’t mean you’re mor
by gerad 4y ago
That’s not how the stats work. There’s a 71% chance it lands in water this time (and every time). If you flip heads 3 times in a row, it doesn’t mean you’re more likely to flip tails next time.
- anomaloustho 4y agoMy understanding is that this is more of the equivalent of making sure you land on heads all 3 times. In that case it’s a 1/8th on 3 coin flips, no?
- jsjohnst 4y ago> My understanding is that this is more of the equivalent of making sure you land on heads all 3 times Yep!
- tehbeard 4y agoThat's a five year-olds uninformed take because you assume it could land anywhere on earth, hence 71% water.... Orbital mechanics does not work that way (except for a polar orbit). It's covering a particular band of the surface that it could land on if uncontrolled.