Exactly.

When people talk about gambling and I explain the math behind their bad bets I often say that Planes don't fly because of luck or chance, they fly because of Math, science and Engineering...

Posted By: usacanary on May 4th 2020 at 15:34:57

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vaguely comforting thought (Coronavirus) - paulg, May 4, 14:01:40
- There are some BIG questions to ask ourselves... (Coronavirus) - usacanary, May 4, 15:31:17
- Comforting if your only concerns are your own mortality and not the impact your actions (Coronavirus) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, May 4, 14:52:52
  - no that's not true (Coronavirus) - paulg, May 4, 15:02:24
    - Have to agree to disagree on that one (Coronavirus) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, May 4, 15:16:06
      - why is that disagreeing with me? (Coronavirus) - paulg, May 4, 15:22:14
        
        Exactly. (Coronavirus) - usacanary, May 4, 15:34:57
        
        *maths (Coronavirus) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, May 4, 15:41:50
        
        Stop with the math/maths, its fucking interchangeable. (Coronavirus) - usacanary, May 4, 16:05:39
        
        Apologies for the math/maths things, wasn't expecting you to tilt so massively about it (Coronavirus) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, May 4, 16:19:23
        
        your first line.... (Coronavirus) - usacanary, May 4, 16:22:34
        
        I might not like uptick, but I actually agree with you on this one (Coronavirus) - camcan, May 4, 16:10:50
        
        I like parsley (Coronavirus) - Tombs, May 4, 16:40:56
        
        Do you know I actually like curly too? (Coronavirus) - camcan, May 4, 17:25:57
        
        Yeah, like how to spell "realise" dammit. (n/m) (Coronavirus) - paulg, May 4, 16:14:17
        
        There's a reason they are not leaving it up to people to make their own personal risk (Coronavirus) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, May 4, 15:29:06
        
        Well unsuprisingly, that's not quite what I was suggesting (Coronavirus) - paulg, May 4, 15:39:44
- Isn’t it largely dependent on your age and health? (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, May 4, 14:16:04
  - So yeah if you weren’t worried before (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, May 4, 14:17:58
    - I think it gives quite a good sense (Coronavirus) - paulg, May 4, 14:42:46
      - Yes definitely many people are unnecessarily worried (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, May 4, 14:49:52
        
        Yes, it must increase, because there's an additional hazard (Coronavirus) - paulg, May 4, 15:01:06

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