Deputies: Lancaster (SC) man died playing Russian roulette with revolver

The State ^ | February 5, 2016 8

[Scrambler Bob]

So going from a 1:6 chance to a 1:5 seemed like a good idea?
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I think that eliminating one choice, and repeating without spinning the cylinder ups the total odds past 1:5, but it’s too early for any cyphering.

Maybe something like 2 in 5 1/2, or 1:2.75

What would Marilyn vos Savant say?

[Dr. Sivana]

Since such a large number of needless gun deaths come from this sort of activity, I suggest that we require that all revolvers have a higher minimum number of chambers (8 or more).

[SgtHooper]

“...accidentally playing Russian roulette.”

More lame reporting. It truly must be an accident to hoist a gun to your head and pull the trigger.

[Pollster1]

If he’d won five times in a row, he would have said “I’m on a roll, let me try once more!”

[BenLurkin]

[Boogieman]

True, you don’t usually try to get a gun from a “friend of a friend” if you want it for legitimate purposes. So I’m going to assume this guy offing himself probably saved someone else from having a very bad day.

[Fightin Whitey]

So going from a 1:6 chance to a 1:5 seemed like a good idea?

He was on a roll.

[dfwgator]

“One shot.”

[Billthedrill]

What would Marilyn vos Savant say?

"Pull the trigger, dumbass!"

[17th Miss Regt]

Had he reproduced yet?

[Gamecock]

I’m staying with 1:5. I just queried my daughter who is a epidemiologist to get her opinion.

[Gamecock]

The daughter contends it was 1:5.

[TheCause]

Ping

[Scrambler Bob]

What are the odds for the whole event, i.e., two consecutive trigger pulls?

[Gamecock]

Hmm, still would be what it said.

Spinning it would return the odds to 1:6.

[Gamecock]

If he spun the cylinder, each individual trigger pull would be 1:6.

If he didn’t spin the cylinder it would be 1:5 after the first trigger pull. 1:4 the next time, etc.

[Carthego delenda est]

I suggest that we require that all revolvers have a higher minimum number of chambers (8 or more).

[Scrambler Bob]

We have got a failure to communicate. My quesion is a little more complex.

Putting a revolver, loaded with one round, to my head and pulling the trigger twice is 1:6 for the first trigger pull and then 1:5 for the second pull.

But ... for the TOTAL EVENT what are the odds of self-offing?

Pick up the gun, pull trigger twice, what is chance of being dead?

[MayflowerMadam]

That’s a shame.

[Gamecock]

It dawned on me later that’s maybe what you meant.

Not sure, and I don’t even know where my old stats books ar to find the formula.

Would it be 1:5.5?