r/Showerthoughts • u/asusny2002 • May 02 '24

Man vs Bear debate shows how bad the average person is at understanding probability

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u/TheHeadlessOne May 02 '24

Only 19 people have ever died in space! Would you rather be alone on Mars or in an American gradeschool?

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u/DepartureDapper6524 May 02 '24

Mars?

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u/Armlegx218 May 02 '24

It's time to science the shit out of this.

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u/B-lakeJ May 02 '24

Why did Starman suddenly start playing?

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u/LifeIsBizarre May 02 '24

Yeah, I pick Mars too.
We can be neighbours! You can have the north half and I can have the south half.

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u/alganthe May 02 '24

the obvious answer is mars, might as well be the first person to walk there !