It'll probably turn out fine (in the same way that you'll probably survive one round of Russian roulette.) I am quite nervous about this though.

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dguest an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Get nervous in 10 days, they won't need a heat shield until reentry.

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ge96 an hour ago | parent [-]

10 days? Hope they brought snacks

Seriously though I hope they're able to get up and walk around

I don't know if I could handle that 10 days in that small room

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vibe42 an hour ago | parent [-]

They can move around after they switch from launch to spaceflight config. Apparently they also have some exercise gear for the journey.

	▲	ge96 an hour ago \| parent [-]
		It is just the capsule though? There's no stage under them/another cylinder? Module Trying to imagine how big the thing is like 10x10 feet room

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hypeatei 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> in the same way that you'll probably survive one round of Russian roulette

Is that with or without spinning the chamber between rounds? The odds are worse if you spin each time. They get worse as the game goes on if you don't spin.

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zorobo 2 hours ago | parent [-]

> The odds are worse if you spin each time.

How do they get worse if you spin? It’s still 1/6 odds of dying,iid events.

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lukan 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Erm no. If it goes a round and gets passed without spinning, the chances change of course. It is 1/6, 1/5, 1/4, 1/3, 1/2, .. 1

	▲	mikkupikku 2 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I didn't think of the gun getting passed around. To me, "one round" is pulling the trigger once after spinning the cylinder with one bullet. 1-in-6 chance of dying, you'll probably live. That's how I feel about this mission, I think they'll probably live, but man I'm nervous.
	▲	cosmicgadget 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		... 1/0

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hypeatei 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It's 6/11 overall chance of dying if spinning, no?

From a quick search, this page explains it: https://mathworld.wolfram.com/RussianRoulette.html

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Teever 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Dude, it's a nerd-snipe conversation derailing attempt. Don't take the bait.

Talk about space stuff here, not the statistical nature of Russian roulette.

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pc86 an hour ago | parent [-]

How about don't tell other people what they can and can't talk about, and just ignore side threads you don't care about?

There are about 500 different HN browser extensions that let you collapse threads, btw.

	▲	encrypted_bird 35 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Not parent, but I am genuinely curious: is there a Hacker News browser extension you'd recommend? The text is so small by default that even though I'd like to read on my desktop, I typically only browse it via the Hacki android app.