Expected Value (Skateboard Trick)
A skateboarder smacks their face 99 times out of 100, but the 100th success is so cool that the expected value is still positive.
Transcript
[A bruised skateboarder] "Still trying this trick? 99 times out of 100 you just smack your face." "True, but the 100th time is so cool, the expected value is positive."
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2024-09-03-expected-value/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)