> 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.

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

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

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

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.

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 41 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.