# For all you probability wiz kids:

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-all-you-probability-wiz-kids/133133>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 20, 2002, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-all-you-probability-wiz-kids/133133 "2002-10-20T22:21:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Epimetheus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c4cdca/32.png) [@Epimetheus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Epimetheus)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2002, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-all-you-probability-wiz-kids/133133/1 "2002-10-20T22:21:47Z")

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Wiz hamsters beat them to it.

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**Author:** ![Winsling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Winsling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winsling)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2002, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-all-you-probability-wiz-kids/133133/2 "2002-10-21T02:52:55Z")

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1. Units are a problem though.

Hal

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**Author:** ![Fang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/96bed5/32.png) [@Fang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fang)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2002, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-all-you-probability-wiz-kids/133133/3 "2002-10-21T04:26:25Z")

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I think you mean 1/3, **Winsling**.

Unless you’re really, really, really sure it’s gonna happen.

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**Author:** ![Fang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/96bed5/32.png) [@Fang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fang)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2002, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-all-you-probability-wiz-kids/133133/4 "2002-10-21T04:31:42Z")

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I think you mean 1/3, **Winsling**.

Unless you’re really, really, really sure it’s gonna happen.

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**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2002, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-all-you-probability-wiz-kids/133133/5 "2002-10-21T05:12:31Z")

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Or if you think it’s going to happen three times 😃

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**Author:** ![John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ccd318/32.png) [@John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Kentzel-Griffin)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2002, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-all-you-probability-wiz-kids/133133/6 "2002-10-21T05:41:46Z")

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I’ll close this and invite **Nanu** to try posting again. Sorry for the inconvenience.