• Lightning zaps boy at 13:13 on Friday the 13th
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Truth is it probably was more like 13:11 but they tweaked it to seem more newsworthy.
ITT people who don't know what the 24 hour clock is.
[QUOTE=Doomish;24056612]he did not get struck by lightning at 13:13 PM, he got struck by lightning at 1:13 PM, that is infinitely less unlucky sounding :colbert:[/QUOTE] 24hr format, to be fair they shouldn't have added the PM.
Lightning strikes the Earth many times per second. If it happened at 13:13 on any other day then it wouldn't have been in the news.
Musta been the horse shoe his family shoved up his ass. Poor Irish bastards forgot metal conducts.
[QUOTE=ExplodingGuy;24053868]And what is the fucking probability of this event?[/QUOTE] Calculate it yourself: Friday the 13th happens mostly 3 times a year, so it's 3/365 for it to be the day. Getting hit at 13:13 (1:13 pm), you get another 1/(24*60) factor multiplied to your probability. And according to this here, [URL="http://www.lightningsafety.com/nlsi_pls/probability.html"]the probability to get hit by a lightning strike[/URL] is 1/280000 This leads to (3/365)*(1/(24*60))*(1/280000) = 1/49,056,000,000.
[QUOTE=aVoN;24065798]Calculate it yourself: Friday the 13th happens mostly 3 times a year, so it's 3/365 for it to be the day. Getting hit at 13:13 (1:13 pm), you get another 1/(24*60) factor multiplied to your probability. And according to this here, [URL="http://www.lightningsafety.com/nlsi_pls/probability.html"]the probability to get hit by a lightning strike[/URL] is 1/280000 This leads to (3/365)*(1/(24*60))*(1/280000) = 1/49,056,000,000.[/QUOTE] But now that you've told us, he doesn't need to calculate it himself. :v:
[QUOTE=aVoN;24065798]Calculate it yourself: Friday the 13th happens mostly 3 times a year, so it's 3/365 for it to be the day. Getting hit at 13:13 (1:13 pm), you get another 1/(24*60) factor multiplied to your probability. And according to this here, [URL="http://www.lightningsafety.com/nlsi_pls/probability.html"]the probability to get hit by a lightning strike[/URL] is 1/280000 This leads to (3/365)*(1/(24*60))*(1/280000) = 1/49,056,000,000.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=helpiminabox;24066025]But now that you've told us, he doesn't need to calculate it himself. :v:[/QUOTE] I already did. And you just multiplied fractions, you didn't combine probabilities, which would be the proper case of functions in the scenario. [QUOTE=ExplodingGuy;24054912]The probability of being struck by lightning on friday the thirteenth at thirteen hours and thirteen minutes past zero hour is .0000000042658731796577172638515046336598 or 4.2658731796577172638515046336598e-9. [/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=belink;24054006]That, and The Sun.[/QUOTE] No The Sun tries to be a serious newspaper, for dumb people who can't read words with more than 3 syllables.
[QUOTE=Rasrap Smurf;24060385]Lightning strikes the Earth many times per second. If it happened at 13:13 on any other day then it wouldn't have been in the news.[/QUOTE] good job did you figure that out all by yourself
Considering the origin of Friday the 13th being an "unlucky day" and also of it being false, it'd be more interesting if it happened in Sunday 21st at 21:21
[QUOTE=Doomish;24056612]he did not get struck by lightning at 13:13 PM, he got struck by lightning at 1:13 PM, that is infinitely less unlucky sounding :colbert:[/QUOTE] [IMG]http://filesmelt.com/dl/1312345.jpg[/IMG] :psyduck:
He survived a lightning strike, how the fuck is that "unlucky"
Wow, I live near lowestoft, something cool actually happened for once.
Watch he'll have superpowers now.
13:13 PM - Fail. The point of the 24 hour clock is to not have to show the PM or AM. I am disappoint.
Oh the irony!
[QUOTE=W00tbeer1;24068584]Oh the irony![/QUOTE] uh what
Oh-shi! Lowestoft in the news? God suffolk is getting publicity for once?
Thank god it wasn't 6:06 on Friday the 6th.
This is why i got a special friday the 13'th panic room, last one i got hurt pretty badly
How many seconds after? Was it 13:13:13 on Friday the 13th? Hell, just wait until 2013 September 13th.
[QUOTE=ExplodingGuy;24053868]And what is the fucking probability of this event?[/QUOTE] P(being striked by lightning) * P(being 13 hours) * P(being 13 minutes) * P(being friday the 13th) = (1/280000) * (1/24) * (1/60) * (1/7) 1 in 282,240,0000 = 0,000000003543083900226757% = ~0,000000004% On the other hand had this boy played in the euromillions lottery he would have had a 1 in 18,306,086,400 chance of getting all 5 numbers and 2 stars correct, meaning that what happened to him is more probable than winning the lottery :v: (probabilities of being striked by lightning and being friday the 13th from reliable internet sources)
[QUOTE=bepassley;24056742]as far as i know alot of countries use a 24 hour clock mystery solved 5:33 AM - BigHeadBrandon: doesnt UK use a 24 hour clock 5:33 AM - DeEz: yes ok[/QUOTE] I'm pretty sure every country uses a 24 hour clock to some degree. For example, on an appointment letter it would say "4.30pm" so we have 12 hour clocks But we also have 24 hour clocks, I have 3 clocks that run on 24 hour time.
[QUOTE=noobcake;24067227][IMG]http://filesmelt.com/dl/1312345.jpg[/IMG] :psyduck:[/QUOTE] i am the devil flee before i take your soul over the internet
what's with all those lighthing strikes recently, first that group of kids now this
[QUOTE=ExplodingGuy;24066127]I already did. And you just multiplied fractions, you didn't combine probabilities, which would be the proper case of functions in the scenario.[/QUOTE] This is aVoN we're speaking about. Trust me, he probably knows what he's on about.
[QUOTE=ExplodingGuy;24066127]I already did. And you just multiplied fractions, you didn't combine probabilities, which would be the proper case of functions in the scenario.[/QUOTE] Multiplying probabilities is how to handle this (Conditional probabilities). Get a class in stochastic again my dear. If you have 3 days in a year being on Friday the 13th, the probability is 3/365 and so on like I used it above. [editline]10:27PM[/editline] [QUOTE=DeanWinchester;24072019]P(being striked by lightning) * P(being 13 hours) * P(being 13 minutes) * P(being friday the 13th) = (1/280000) * (1/24) * (1/60) * (1/7) 1 in 282,240,0000 = 0,000000003543083900226757% = ~0,000000004%[/QUOTE] I've used another probability for Friday the 13th. To my knowledge, it happens up to and generally 3 times a year (mostly), so it would be 3/365 and not 1/7. How did you got your fingers on that number?
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