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I'm Thinking About Quitting Purchasing Lottery Tickets

Started by Lloyd Danforth, September 16, 2011, 06:20 PM NHFT

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Lloyd Danforth

September 16, 2011, 06:20 PM NHFT
"There is a 1-in-3,200 chance of satellite debris hitting a person on the ground, odds that NASA says are extremely remote. Outside experts agree."



http://www.space.com/12982-dead-nasa-satellite-falling-earth-sept-24.html

Jim Johnson

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September 16, 2011, 06:40 PM NHFT
There is about 696000000 people on earth.

At 1 in 3200... that means 217500 people are going to be hit by debris.

Tom Sawyer

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September 16, 2011, 07:55 PM NHFT
Perhaps they mean 1 in 3,200 chance that any person would be struck.

I find it kind of funny that a satellite to study climate change might kill someone, when the climate change itself might not.  lol

Jim Johnson

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September 16, 2011, 09:43 PM NHFT
Quote from: Tom Sawyer on September 16, 2011, 07:55 PM NHFT
Perhaps they mean 1 in 3,200 chance that any person would be struck.
They should of said any person.  >:(

doobie

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September 17, 2011, 07:24 AM NHFT
Quote from: Lloyd Danforth on September 16, 2011, 06:20 PM NHFT
"There is a 1-in-3,200 chance of satellite debris hitting a person on the ground, odds that NASA says are extremely remote. Outside experts agree."



http://www.space.com/12982-dead-nasa-satellite-falling-earth-sept-24.html

From the same people who said the chance of catastrophic accident of the Space Shuttle was 1 in 100,000.

Tom Sawyer

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September 17, 2011, 10:38 AM NHFT
Quote from: Jim Johnson on September 16, 2011, 09:43 PM NHFT
Quote from: Tom Sawyer on September 16, 2011, 07:55 PM NHFT
Perhaps they mean 1 in 3,200 chance that any person would be struck.
They should of said any person.  >:(

Don't you frown at me like that, Johnson. Suppose your face was to freeze like that?     ;D

John

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September 17, 2011, 07:10 PM NHFT
Buying government lottery tickets is giving money to the government quite voluntarily.

I quit about 30 years ago.

Lloyd Danforth

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September 17, 2011, 07:20 PM NHFT
Than you're winning a big pile of Bucks would be even a bigger fluke than myself.

John

#8
September 17, 2011, 07:32 PM NHFT
Radio reported this week: Woman (Ca. I think) thought she won when news paper printed wrong numbers. Numbers were from the day before, so IF she had played the day before she would have won...

You see the moral of the story - which story the government made sure got out? NEVER take a day off. Make sure to voluntarily give the government some of your money EVERY DAY.

John

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September 17, 2011, 07:36 PM NHFT
Whenever I think about the things they do with that money, I'm always more glad I quit.

KBCraig

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September 17, 2011, 07:53 PM NHFT
Quote from: John on September 17, 2011, 07:10 PM NHFT
Buying government lottery tickets is giving money to the government quite voluntarily.

I doubt anyone would choose the government's lottery, if there was competition. Maybe that's why they outlaw the competition.
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