# Odds vs Probabilities in extreme cases

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odds-vs-probabilities-in-extreme-cases/964345>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 12, 2022, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odds-vs-probabilities-in-extreme-cases/964345 "2022-05-12T22:40:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2022, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odds-vs-probabilities-in-extreme-cases/964345/21 "2022-05-13T18:13:56Z")

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They never make shows about the other 7824 starships that _didn’t_ survive the asteroid field.

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**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2022, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odds-vs-probabilities-in-extreme-cases/964345/22 "2022-05-13T18:40:29Z")

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They’re in the _Special_ Special Edition.

Stranger

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