tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15663150.post2380801776226705152..comments2024-03-28T12:58:24.594-04:00Comments on Miss Cellania: Miss Cellania's LinksMiss Cellaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056319889765739429noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15663150.post-40656052708000893162021-01-19T13:33:55.560-05:002021-01-19T13:33:55.560-05:00Re: lottery
One of my Math professors asked me h...Re: lottery<br /><br />One of my Math professors asked me how I, as a mathematician, could justify buying a lottery ticket. My argument was:<br />1) The "value" received is immediate. I am entertained by speculating about what I would do with the winnings should I win. I have wasted more money on movie tickets and such where I not only spent my money but also my time. Thus, lottery is a better entertainment value than cable TV and movie theaters.<br />2) I can afford to just throw away a dollar, so the loss of a dollar is of little cost.<br />3) While the chance of your lottery ticket winning was almost zero, your chance of winning without a ticket is absolutely zero. <br />4) These three reasons justify the purchase of a lottery ticket, but they do not justify buying more than one lottery ticket. Mathman54https://www.blogger.com/profile/04700058922771994229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15663150.post-67534894196363303582021-01-15T13:45:52.430-05:002021-01-15T13:45:52.430-05:00Not bad for someone who doesn't have cable TV,...Not bad for someone who doesn't have cable TV, huh? <br /><br />Happy Friday, gwdMaine!Miss Cellaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056319889765739429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15663150.post-40679081856062857062021-01-15T11:33:37.470-05:002021-01-15T11:33:37.470-05:00Miss C is such a nerd. She teaches us about
muggle...Miss C is such a nerd. She teaches us about<br />muggles, dire wolves, the White Witch and the<br />One Ring, wibbily wobbly timey wimey stuff,<br />and the ways of the Force.<br /><br />Nerds are cool. Happy Friday.gwdMainenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15663150.post-15710805606194892172021-01-15T09:34:51.305-05:002021-01-15T09:34:51.305-05:00I didn't know dire wolves were even real creat...I didn't know dire wolves were even real creatures!Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.com