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    B What is 2.2204460492503E-16 as odds?

    It is (0.5)^52 So, are the odds of getting heads 52 times in a row approximately one to one-quadrillion?
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    B What is 2.2204460492503E-16 as odds?

    I think it's around 1 to 100-trillion, but maybe 1-quadrillion?
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    B Understanding Probability of Bias in Coin and Dice Tosses

    I was thinking that the probability of a set of events not happening is the same as the probability of that the die/coin is biased. So, if I flip a coin 10 times and get heads every time, the probability the coin is biased is 1- (.5)^7. Roll a die 5 times, get "4" all times, probability of...
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    Energy Conservation and the Dragons (Game of Thrones)

    Magic doesn't erase rules.
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    Energy Conservation and the Dragons (Game of Thrones)

    Hi, thanks for the replies. Dragons do eat. In the premier of Season 8, we hear that they are hardly eating, because they've only eaten "18 goats and 11 sheep" that day. They are known for a fondness for goats, sheep, and the occasional shepherd. So a nuclear reactor as an internal organ seems...
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    Energy Conservation and the Dragons (Game of Thrones)

    I thought I'd calculate how much heat was required to melt the Iron Throne, and then multiply that by the number of flame-gushes during the sack of Kings Landing, to get a total amount of energy expended. Then I'd convert that to calories and use the average number of calories per goat to...
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