I think I've posted the Monty Hall Problem here before, but it goes like this.
ACK! I think this is one of those things that, no matter how many ways it is explained to me, I will never understand!
...because God knows you need some satisfaction in life besides shagging Captain Cardboard! And I never really liked you anyway. And you have stupid hair!
Spike ,'Selfless'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
lisah - Mar 16, 2009 8:05:56 am PDT #10894 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
Jesse - Mar 16, 2009 8:08:19 am PDT #10895 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Wait. Double? It goes from 1/3 to 1/2, doesn't it?
Lee - Mar 16, 2009 8:08:46 am PDT #10896 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
For the best chance to win should the player make the switch, stick with the originally selected door, or does it make any difference?
I knew the answer, but only because Charlie explained it on Numb3rs back when I still watched it.
Connie Neil - Mar 16, 2009 8:11:20 am PDT #10897 of 30000
brillig
Jesse - Mar 16, 2009 8:18:50 am PDT #10898 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Double wait -- Gud, check my whitefont in my post above. I realized looking back, no one would know it's there.
Hil R. - Mar 16, 2009 8:21:00 am PDT #10899 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Jesse: no, it goes from 1/3 to 2/3.
Gudanov - Mar 16, 2009 8:24:35 am PDT #10900 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping
Hil beat me to it.
Jesse - Mar 16, 2009 8:28:17 am PDT #10901 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh right, I guess that makes sense.
msbelle - Mar 16, 2009 10:06:34 am PDT #10902 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
slowest natter day ever, or me being too bored?
Jessica - Mar 16, 2009 10:15:08 am PDT #10903 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Oh thank god - I was starting to think something was up with the board!