Re:South Africa's lottery probed as 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 drawn
by arolihas on Friday December 04, 2020 @11:23AM
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It’s crazy unlikely for any particular lottery but there are a ton of draws and a ton of lotteries, and it only needs to happen once in a year. I probably would take that bet if it were feasible but then again I like to gamble.
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Re:South Africa's lottery probed as 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 drawn
by listenallyall on Friday December 04, 2020 @02:41PM
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Terrific, the same comment I replied to konjin applies to you as well. I'll absolutely make this bet if there's a trustable platform.
Just curious, if a random HN commenter said, there's about a 64% chance that at least one human being will grow to 12 feet tall in 2021, would you take that wager also? I mean, there are a ton of people on the planet, and it only needs to happen once.
Re:South Africa's lottery probed as 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 drawn
by arolihas on Saturday December 05, 2020 @08:18PM
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The difference is it’s biophysically infeasible for any human to mature and live as a 12 foot tall adult, considering there is a very small number of 7 feet tall people in 2020. Whereas there is no such constraint for any given sequence of numbers if the lottery allows for them to be drawn. I would rather wager on whether you will continue being an annoying pedant. I prefer my odds there.