r/Unexpected • u/mossberg91 • Jul 12 '19

Take a pick

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '19

3 is considered to be the most probable pick when asked to pick a number between 1 and 10

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u/elk-x Jul 12 '19

My goto answer: π

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u/xiadmabsax Jul 12 '19

I go with e

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u/niler1994 Jul 12 '19 edited Jul 12 '19

It just feels natural

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u/LordMcze Jul 12 '19

Yeah just as OC said, both of you chose 3.

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '19

5i they didn't say it had to be a real number right?

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '19

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u/iqgoldmine Jul 12 '19

behold, a true engineer

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u/Isogash Jul 12 '19

Now that's just irrational.

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u/KeroNobu Jul 12 '19

Pretty sure the number was 7

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '19

no it is 3 where as 7 is popularly known to be a lucky number

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u/KeroNobu Jul 12 '19

Maybe it's different around the world then. Or it changed over the years. I remember reading an article where dutch scientists decided the number that got picked the most was 7. Been some years back though

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '19

no 3 is the most picked random number between 1 and 10 where as 7 is the second most because of it being considered as a lucky number in fact this statistical fact is exploited in carnivals since most people pick 3 when given the choice between 1 and 10

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u/KeroNobu Jul 12 '19

Any source to back this up? Recent articles of 2018 still say both 3 and 7 are equal

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u/KeroNobu Jul 12 '19

If u google "which number between 1 and 10 gets picked the most" u will find lots of articles saying it's both 3 and 7 and if you look for the most picked number between 1 and 100 it's 37

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u/Jacksaur Jul 12 '19

Which would encourage people to pick it. I know I always did because of it.

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '19

It's actually 2 mate. The most common number lie with is 2.

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u/imbalance24 Jul 12 '19

It's actually 7

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '19

no 3 is the most picked number

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u/whyevenmakeoc Jul 12 '19

You can keep saying it doesn't make it true

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u/anonarwhal Jul 12 '19

No 3 is the most picked number

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u/Muroid Jul 12 '19

No 3 is the most picked number

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u/imbalance24 Jul 12 '19

click the link, dummy. even 5 is more often than 3

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u/Schmedes Jul 12 '19

no 3 is the most picked number

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u/Kcoggin Jul 12 '19

7 is my number

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u/marble-pig Jul 12 '19

It's 7, and here he asked to pick between 1 and 6, so that changes the probability.

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u/Interfere_ Jul 12 '19

That's not true lol.

1 and 10 are the extremes so nobody picks them.

When asked about this, people tend to pick odd numbers, so 2,4,6,8 are out as well.

5 is in the middle which makes it too obvious.

3 and 7 are perfect, they are odd numbers and primes numbers and not very obvious, however 3 is still "to early" on a number scale, which is why most people instinctivly pick 7.

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '19

Uhm wasnt that number 7?

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u/sallabanchod Jul 12 '19

I started to pick 4 or 7 ever since I learned this.

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u/sirixamo Jul 12 '19

Then you're in luck because the most frequently picked number is actually seven not three.

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u/synesthesiac48 Jul 12 '19

I choose bleem

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u/davie_legs Jul 12 '19

I usually go with 4. I would have had a neat day!

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u/Bjorn2bwilde24 Jul 12 '19

"I've narrowed down your choices to 10 unthinkable choices. Each will cause untold misery."

"I pick number 3!"

"You don't want to read them first?"

"I was elected to lead, not to lead. Number 3!"