The big thing landing on the world

[ianaduccci 10]

seems tonight i should pray

please satellite go away

if on my head you should drop

its wasted money on camelot

:P:P:P:P:P:P:P

[Guest sibon]

The odds on winning the lottery are 1 in 13,983,816 (source). Yet someone always seems to win it. So does this mean, you have more chance of being hit by a falling satellite than winning the lottery?

 

And you have a 1 in 21000000000000 chance of heading the satellite tomorrow.

 

So you are considerably more likely to win the lottery jackpot. Millions of times more likely.

Edited September 23, 2011 by sibon
maths better than english

[HeadingNorth 11]

So do I need to sleep under the kitchen table tonight or will I be safe in my bed?

 

The kitchen table wouldn't save you so I'd just go to bed as normal.

[Merlina 10]

All I can say is, if it lands on you, it's gonna give you a headache!

[Jabberwocky 46]

Have a look here:

 

http://www.lizard-tail.com/isana/tracking/index.html?&target=uars

 

Keep hitting f5 if it wont load straight away... its g oing to pass over scotland and the next pass will be more or less over the midlands.

[pattricia 575]

Have a look here:

 

http://www.lizard-tail.com/isana/tracking/index.html?&target=uars

 

Keep hitting f5 if it wont load straight away... its g oing to pass over scotland and the next pass will be more or less over the midlands.

 

Is it coming to South Yorkshire ?

[Guest sibon]

So do I need to sleep under the kitchen table tonight or will I be safe in my bed?

 

Put the table under the bed. Sleep under the table.

 

Doubly safe.

 

Don't forget the rollover.

[Jabberwocky 46]

Its probably only a Chinese lantern anyway

[Jabberwocky 46]

Is it coming to South Yorkshire ?

 

You`ll be able to see it if you look upwards! Unless it decides to come down before it gets here.

[pattricia 575]

You`ll be able to see it if you look upwards! Unless it decides to come down before it gets here.

 

I think its over my house right now.

[Andy 10]

I thought it was coming to get me then, but it was just the police helicopter.

[Andy 10]

No. The odds of it hitting someone on the planet are 3,200 to 1.

 

In all seriousness, how did they work that out?