CombatWombatEsq@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoTIL giraffes are 30x more likely than humans to be struck by lightningincuriously.comexternal-linkmessage-square37linkfedilinkarrow-up1212arrow-down15
arrow-up1207arrow-down1external-linkTIL giraffes are 30x more likely than humans to be struck by lightningincuriously.comCombatWombatEsq@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square37linkfedilink
minus-squareArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39·edit-21 day agoSo if you know at least 30 people and none of them have ever been struck by lightning, that means you’re a giraffe.
minus-squarevillage604@adultswim.fanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·14 hours agoThey do, though. The probability of humans getting struck by lightning is 0.000083%, or 1 in 1.2 million . 30x that is 0.0025%, or 1 in 40,000.
minus-squareacockworkorange@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 hours agoGet outta here with your MATHS AND LOGIC! Take it to !theydidthemath@mander.xyz 😄
So if you know at least 30 people and none of them have ever been struck by lightning, that means you’re a giraffe.
The numbers don’t lie
They do, though. The probability of humans getting struck by lightning is 0.000083%, or 1 in 1.2 million . 30x that is 0.0025%, or 1 in 40,000.
Get outta here with your MATHS AND LOGIC! Take it to !theydidthemath@mander.xyz 😄