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Place your bets ladies and gentleman!

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  • Kornfeld Eliyahu PeterK Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

    When and where the Chinese rocket will hit earth. The winner will earn the largest chunk of the rocket...

    "The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012

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    Wizard of Sleeves
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    I'm hoping it lands on my neighbor's house. No, don't ask.

    Nothing succeeds like a budgie without teeth.

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    • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

      Yeah, but the Atlantic is only 20% of the surface area, so that's 1:5 where the Pacific is closer to 1:3. The odds are with me here. :-D

      "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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      Fabio Franco
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      OriginalGriff wrote:

      The odds are with me here. :-D

      Well, there is 70% chance that it is not in the pacific ocean, so I beg to differ :laugh:

      To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems - Homer Simpson ---- Our heads are round so our thoughts can change direction - Francis Picabia

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      • D Dan Neely

        Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter wrote:

        It is very nice, but the probability of event is depends on the possible outcomes... And there are only two of them - it will hit someone or will not... That makes it a 50-50... Which is horrible...

        It's only "50-50" in the same sense that a coin can land on a flat side or the curved edge when flipped. <

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        Fabio Franco
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        Don't have the skills to do it (specially with CP emojis), but couldn't resist googling the ASCII art.

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        To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems - Homer Simpson ---- Our heads are round so our thoughts can change direction - Francis Picabia

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        • F Fabio Franco

          OriginalGriff wrote:

          The odds are with me here. :-D

          Well, there is 70% chance that it is not in the pacific ocean, so I beg to differ :laugh:

          To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems - Homer Simpson ---- Our heads are round so our thoughts can change direction - Francis Picabia

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          OriginalGriff
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          Yes, but ... "not the Pacific" isn't a specific place at all! :laugh:

          "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

          "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
          "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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          • D Dan Neely

            Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter wrote:

            It is very nice, but the probability of event is depends on the possible outcomes... And there are only two of them - it will hit someone or will not... That makes it a 50-50... Which is horrible...

            It's only "50-50" in the same sense that a coin can land on a flat side or the curved edge when flipped. <

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            Member 12353224
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            If we're being picky about numbers here, why does the original question involve multiple ladies but only one gentleman? :-)

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            • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

              Yes, but ... "not the Pacific" isn't a specific place at all! :laugh:

              "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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              Fabio Franco
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              Well, I don't see in the rules how specific it should be, so I do bet in not pacific hahaha. Actually I think I will bet planet Earth

              To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems - Homer Simpson ---- Our heads are round so our thoughts can change direction - Francis Picabia

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              • Kornfeld Eliyahu PeterK Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

                It is very nice, but the probability of event is depends on the possible outcomes... And there are only two of them - it will hit someone or will not... That makes it a 50-50... Which is horrible...

                "The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012

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                George Freeman
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                If you have a bag with 999 blue balls and 1 red ball and you reach in to pick one randomly, there are only two outcomes but the odds are definitely not 50 - 50 of getting a blue or red ball.

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                • Kornfeld Eliyahu PeterK Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

                  When and where the Chinese rocket will hit earth. The winner will earn the largest chunk of the rocket...

                  "The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012

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                  BDieser
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                  Using the last year and a half as an indicator, I'm going with it will land in the least desirable place.

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                  • Kornfeld Eliyahu PeterK Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

                    When and where the Chinese rocket will hit earth. The winner will earn the largest chunk of the rocket...

                    "The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012

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                    Rusty Bullet
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                    I am betting on the East Coast of the US. Nothing like an international incident to spice up the weekend!

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                    • Kornfeld Eliyahu PeterK Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

                      When and where the Chinese rocket will hit earth. The winner will earn the largest chunk of the rocket...

                      "The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012

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                      Middle Manager
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                      I'm gonna go with about 100km south-southeast of Madagascar, in the water. I have a smudge on my monitor at that exact location when viewing the satellite tracker and I can't seem to wipe it off, so it must be a sign. Of course if I scroll the web page up or down my prediction would change... but I haven't scroll yet so I'm sticking with my first prediction instead of, say, the Saudi Arabian desert.

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                      • W W Balboos GHB

                        Wrong question for my current mood. Now if you ask me where* I'd like it to fall . . . * read that "on whom"

                        Ravings en masse^

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                        "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

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                        Pete Kelley
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                        Mara-lago

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