Having good luck is just a matter of numbers and mathematics. Don’t you believe it? We will show you how and why. It’s said that during the fifteenth century, in France, a professional player named De Mère asked one of his friends – the French well-known mathematician Blaise Pascal – how to rationally predict the results of a game of cards or dice. Being an expert on the principles of gambling, the issue aroused his curiosity and Pascal began to correspond with other experts, while developing his work on the subject.
Later, the results of this debate evolved into a probability theory, one of the sciences that helped us determine the tiny chance you have when it comes to read this curious infographic. Once you get to the end of it, you’ll find out that the odds of reading (and understanding) it and are the same as getting five numbers in the lottery. Not the same type of prize, but still…
But where does the word probability come from? It derives from the Latin probare, to prove or to test something. Informally, we use the word “probable” to refer to uncertain events or acquaintances, also replacing it by other terms like “luck” or “risk”. And that’s why we say you are so lucky to be able to read this infographic. Probability and math brought you here and now you can share this new knowledge with your friends. Aren’t you one lucky duck? So lucky you are here with just a small chance of 0.0000171%.
