Law of Large Numbers

Hang in there. I know you saw the title and thought, oh dear god, he's gonna math geek on us. And thought about surfing away immediately. Hold on. I promise you there's something entertaining and rewarding at the end of this.

(That reminds me of a sub-story. In Stephen Hawking's book "A Brief History of the Universe" he describes the Big Bang theory, black holes, singularities, and all of the other odd physical phenomenons theorized by modern-day cosmologists. He does so with only 1 equation throughout the entire book, e=mc^2, because he claims that for every equation he includes within the book, the number of people who read it will half.)

Back to the topic at hand. The Law of Large numbers states that with enough chances, any event with a possibility of occuring will. Lets say there's a... .00002% chance that something will happen, and there's about 6 billion chances of it occuring. That means 6 billion instances where it could occur. 6 billion * .00002% is equal to 1200. That means on average about 1200 of those 6 billion chances, that thing will happen. There's 6 1/2 billion humans on the planet.

No matter how rare or odd an opinion or circumstance may be, out of the six and a half BILLION people on planet earth, chances are that there are a few people who resemble it. It's fun to think about some of the more ridiculous scenarios. Here's a few for you.

There's someone out there who...

- Finds Giraffes sexy (guess there's hope for Elvaan after all)
- Thinks the world is still flat (probably a lot of them)
- Lost their virginity in a nursing home (I won't specify what age they are, it's funny no matter how you look at it)
- Is convinced that Elves live under their dwelling
- Enjoys Carrot Top
- Believes they are an alien
- Thinks they can cast magic
- Lost their genitals in a tragic nude-cooking accident (possibly involving a meat grinder)
- Finds this funny.