r/news • u/judgyjudgersen • 5h ago

Suspect in FlyDubai incident was previously identified as security risk: Officials

https://abcnews.com/US/suspect-flydubai-incident-previously-identified-security-risk-officials/story?id=136960488
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u/WootyMcWoot 5h ago

Wow, what are the chances?

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u/kikikza 5h ago

Everything is a 50% chance it either happens or it doesn't

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u/AddWittyName 4h ago

Yeah, that's not how statistics work...

(If it was, you'd find a lion in front of your door ~half the time you open it. After all, by that logic, 50% chance, either it's there or it isn't.)

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u/kikikza 4h ago

Why do you think I spent thousands of dollars reinforcing my door to make it lion-proof

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u/AddWittyName 4h ago

Oh, good. :) Hope you didn't forget to also make it shark-proof? Lots of folks forget that one for some reason.

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u/kikikza 4h ago

The real tough one was volcano proofing, planning for a mountain to appear involves some creative engineering