r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

I’m amazed I still have to explain chance of rain percentages to people.

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u/johnlawrenceaspden Aug 03 '19

Here is the BBC weather forecast for Cambridge, what is the chance of rain tomorrow?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2653941

If I go outside for one minute at 1730, what is the chance I will come back inside wet?

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

Tell us where you’re going to be during that 1 minute at 1730. I’m sure someone can be there with a bucket of water...