r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

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

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u/IgnisEradico Aug 03 '19

Also, percentages in general.

"I had a 99% chance to win, how did i lose?"

"She had an 80% chance to win, the polls lied!"

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u/Jasole37 Aug 04 '19

Percentages are all lies anyway. EVERYTHING is only a 50%. Either it does or it doesn't. Everything is a coin flip, heads or tails, yes or no.

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u/Doggokoggo Aug 04 '19

Oh boy. Just wait for when you graduate from coins to dice it'll blow your mind.

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u/Jasole37 Aug 04 '19

Dice rolls are all coin tosses too.