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Re: Social Roulette has a 1 in 6 chance of deleting your account

#81
post #23

It's the http://www.arcadebliss.com/game/russian-roulette.htm of its decade...

Why would someone not spin the revolver?

From what I can see, the opponent never spins. So I guess if you survive without spinning, they are more likely to lose on the next attempt.

Re: Social Roulette has a 1 in 6 chance of deleting your account

#82
post #77

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is hacker news, chances are 1/6 he knows what a revolver is .

Actually, it's 1/2 chance since it's either "yes" or "no".

Ahh, the freshman probability theorem. AKA the Lotto player's defense.

Re: Social Roulette has a 1 in 6 chance of deleting your account

#84
post #77

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is hacker news, chances are 1/6 he knows what a revolver is .

Actually, it's 1/2 chance since it's either "yes" or "no".

So the chance that I'm God is 1/2? Cool.

Re: Social Roulette has a 1 in 6 chance of deleting your account

#85
post #81

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why would someone not spin the revolver?

From what I can see, the opponent never spins. So I guess if you survive without spinning, they are more likely to lose on the next attempt.

He span for me, but only when we were on the last two bullets, which was about the same time I was spinning.

Re: Social Roulette has a 1 in 6 chance of deleting your account

#86
post #13

I once read that the chance of Russian Roulette is NOT 1:6 but more like 1:600, since you play with one bullet and the weight of the bullet makes it relatively unlikely that the bullet stops next to the top position in the barrel when you spin it. Don't know if this is true but in the end, it doesn't matter for this stupid game.

Spinning the cylinder is also bad for the revolver's timing and cylinder stop/cylinder flutes. So, the odds of pissing off the gun's owner are near 100%, even if you don't end up dead.

Re: Social Roulette has a 1 in 6 chance of deleting your account

#87
post #86
post #13

I once read that the chance of Russian Roulette is NOT 1:6 but more like 1:600, since you play with one bullet and the weight of the bullet makes it relatively unlikely that the bullet stops next to the top position in the barrel when you spin it. Don't know if this is true but in the end, it doesn't matter for this stupid game.

Spinning the cylinder is also bad for the revolver's timing and cylinder stop/cylinder flutes. So, the odds of pissing off the gun's owner are near 100%, even if you don't end up dead.

I lubs mah guns.

Re: Social Roulette has a 1 in 6 chance of deleting your account

#88
post #77

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Actually, it's 1/2 chance since it's either "yes" or "no".

Ahh, the freshman probability theorem. AKA the Lotto player's defense.

It's not just freshmen and lotto players. Sometimes it derails useful work:

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-april-30-2009/large-ha...

Re: Social Roulette has a 1 in 6 chance of deleting your account

#89
post #13

I once read that the chance of Russian Roulette is NOT 1:6 but more like 1:600, since you play with one bullet and the weight of the bullet makes it relatively unlikely that the bullet stops next to the top position in the barrel when you spin it. Don't know if this is true but in the end, it doesn't matter for this stupid game.

It's terrible but the phrase "life is cheap in Russia" comes to mind, which I think I heard when these videos of Russian kids showing off on tall structures started emerging. Of course kids in most all countries enjoy such thrills.

Re: Social Roulette has a 1 in 6 chance of deleting your account

#90

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Im not sure you understand how a revolver works.

This is hacker news, chances are 1/6 he knows what a revolver is .

Revolver is a 1 in 6, but I say much higher he knows what a Desert Eagle or AWP is =). #CSDoesntStandForComputerScience
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