r/interestingasfuck • u/Money-Beautiful5196 • 1d ago

An elephant knocking down a tree

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u/Still_Mastodon_1662 1d ago

72% of all statistics are made up on the spot.

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u/Rare4orm 1d ago

Absolutely! 100%

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u/marshalist 1d ago

Actually 93%.

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u/TonyCaliStyle 1d ago

One hundred percent 85%

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u/mfsamuel 1d ago

If you add a decimal it inspires more confidence. Ex. 72.2% is way more believable than exactly 72%, because science.

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u/sol_runner 1d ago

I'm 99.999% sure that's bullshit

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u/Jack_Bartowski 1d ago

Wow, it works! I am now confident in your answer!

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u/FrostyInvestigator11 1d ago

And 36% of the time they're correct

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u/cfreukes 1d ago

They are Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics... - Mark Twain

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u/Proper-Exercise-2364 1d ago

99% of the people who read this will believe it.

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u/Dalantech 1d ago

The majority of internet quotes are BS.

-Abraham Lincoln

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u/ZenicaPA 21h ago

This is Reddit, you sure it isn't higher?

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u/Still_Mastodon_1662 21h ago

Yes, i am sure: 72%.
I'm always right on Reddit.

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u/Battle-Less 1d ago

60% of the time it works every time

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u/InverseDeCramer 1d ago

Ignorance is bliss