This is just for the fun of pointing out how bored some mathematicians can get. I will credit my source for most of these.

Chance of being born a male: 1 in 2

Odds that a celebrity marriage will last a lifetime: 1 in 3

Chance of suffering from asthma or allergy diseases: 1 in 6

Odds of getting hemorrhoids: 1 in 25

Odds of being on plane with a drunken pilot: 1 in 117

Odds of catching a ball at a major league ballgame: 1 in 563

Chance that Earth will experience a catastrophic collision with an asteroid in the next 100 years: 1 in 5,000

Odds of being considered possessed by Satan: 1 in 7,000

Odds of getting a royal flush in poker on first five cards dealt: 1 in 649,740

Chance of dying in a terrorist attack while visiting a foreign country: 1 in 650,000

Odds of drowning in a bathtub: 1 in 685,000

Chance of dying from contact with a venomous animal or plant: 1 in 3,441,325

Odds of Winning the Wisconsin Lottery: 1 in 6,991,908

Chance of dying from parts falling off an airplane: 1 in 10,000,000

Chance of dying from ignition or melting of nightwear: 1 in 30,589,556

Chance of dying from a mountain lion attack in California: 1 in 32,000,000

Odds of winning the multi-state lottery in the USA: 1 in 146,107, 962

Chance of dying from a shark attack: 1 in 300,000,000

Odds of a meteor landing on your house: 1 in 182,138,880,000,000

Odds when things are considered statistically laughable or impossible:
1 in 100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

Odds of Evolution happening: 1 in 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,

000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,

000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,

000,000,000,000,000,000

You get the picture.

Have a nice weekend,

Anah

Share and Enjoy:
  • Digg
  • Sphinn
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • Mixx
  • Google
  • E-mail this story to a friend!
  • Spurl
  • StumbleUpon
  • Technorati
  • TwitThis

Our Random Articles

More Links