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		staplor on June 19, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Micromort This is pedantic, but going twice in Russian roulette would have an 80% mortality rate. This is because the second shot is a 3/5ths chance, not 1/2.

erik_seaberg on June 20, 2020 | [–]

Don't they spin again before each round? That's the difference between (3/6) * (3/6) and (3/6) * (2/5) survival.

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