Lucky streaks put into perspective
USING A YEAR TO THINK ABOUT HOW LONG YOU NEED TO WAIT FOR A STREAK
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The twitter account Maths Ed Ideas took one of our old posts and put it into perspective.
If you had flipped a coin once every day of the year so far, you would be more than 99% certain to have flipped 6 heads or 6 tails in a row by today, 30 September, the 273rd day of the year. Via @dggoldst • https://t.co/m2Vt7gVbQv • https://t.co/Sk5brYKx6E pic.twitter.com/Gs9HB6XEwT
— Maths Ed (@MathsEdIdeas) September 30, 2018
We love it!
Note: Since it’s now after Sept 29, you’re even more than 99% likely 🙂
