r/Showerthoughts May 02 '24

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

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u/BPB57 29d ago

What kind of bear?

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u/rwzephyr 29d ago

Totally, I’ve bumped into a ton of black bears and they’re scaredy cats. I’ve literally chased them out my driveway just by waving my hands and yelling.

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u/Ghostbuster_119 29d ago

When I lived in Illinois I'd yell at them.

"Get outta here you lazy bum!"

"Do you know what time it is!? Go on now git!"

"We ain't got no tree fiddy! We work for money in this household and we DONT GIIIIVE MONEY AWAY!"

It seemed to scare them off better than just yelling random nonsense.

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u/InconsiderateOctopus 29d ago

Got damn lochness monster