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1	-> There are a limited number of "twenties" in any given d20. That is, no matter how many times you roll a d20, you cannot roll another twenty once the supply has run out. These twenties can only be replenished by rolling a corresponding one with the same die. Thus every gamer is duty-bound to protect their supply of good rolls. If a friend rolls a twenty using your die, not only have they stolen your good roll, but they have doomed you to the extra one required to replenish the twenty.
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3	-> Some players get excited when they roll several twenties in a row, concluding the dice are "hot". Don't make this blunder! This is like driving your car for 400 miles without gassing up, and then concluding that your car is a perpetual motion machine. After a few good rolls, pass the die off to an unwitting companion and let them charge it up for you.
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5	-> Statisticians have known about this behavior for years. They call it "the probability seesaw". Unlike the bell-shaped curve, in the seesaw system the odds of rolling high or low is directly proportional to what has been rolled in the past. They usually pretend this isn't true. If a statistician hands you a die insisting that "any given roll has the same odds of rolling a one or a twenty", '''it means he's handing you a depleted die in the hopes of taking advantage of you. Don't fall for it!'''
6	-->-- ''Webcomic/DMOfTheRings'', [[http://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?p=1223 "Luck Thief"]]
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8	-> Someone had told him the odds didn't change just because you'd had a streak of good luck. His gut told him that was wrong, though. And he always listened to his gut. On the other hand, 128 chances to win, but one of them, he'd destroy the universe. That seemed a bit serious.
9	-->--''VideoGame/StoriesPathOfDestinies''
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11	-> He set up the [[LostSuperweapon Skyripper]], and let it warm up. He would bluff if he had to. Zenobia came out, flanked by a very daunting platoon of ravens.\
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13	-> "You won't actually use that," she said in that annoying [[FunnyAnimals "I know everything because I'm a cat, and you know nothing because you are a fox,"]] voice she had.\
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15	-> [[ILikeThoseOdds "I know the odds."]]\
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17	-> "Good! Because there's [[ApocalypseHow a real chance you could destroy the universe!]]"\
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19	-> "No, not the first time I use it. The odds are too low."\
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21	-> "What? No!"\
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23	-> "Yeah, sure. The first time, the odds are practically nothing. They only go up if I use it a bunch more times-"\
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25	-> "That's not how odds work! Didn't you pay attention in class?"\
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27	-> "Now surrender, or I'll use it, just once," he said.\
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29	-> "Don't!"\
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31	-> He felt sure the odds were with him. He had to go with his gut - that's what heroes do. "Fire!" he said. "Please?"\
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33	-> The Skyripper fired. With a tremendous whoosh, the Emperor's flagship went up in flames. It was awesome! And then he noticed...\
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35	-> There was a hole in the air. A blackness like a tear in a parchment. Wind was blowing into it, widening it.\
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37	-> It grew larger. And ever larger. Crates fell upwards into it. And the world itself seemed bent, like the reflection on a curved mirror, as it poured into the ravenous hole.\
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39	-> "One in 128. What are the odds?" thought Reynardo.
40	-->--''VideoGame/StoriesPathOfDestinies'', "The Sky Rover's Guide to the Galaxy" [[MultipleEndings ending]]
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42	->'''Faz''': Contrary to what he claims, I have a graph here that clearly shows a line going up.\
43	'''Ethan''': You don't even know what that line represents!!!\
44	'''Galasso''': It represents upness.\
45	'''Faz''': The graph has spoken.
46	-->--''Webcomic/{{Shortpacked}}'', [[http://www.shortpacked.com/d/20051207.html "Toys are Serious Business"]]
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48	->'''Teacher''': I'd say there is a 50/50 chance. [[ScienceIsBad The Large Hadron Collider]] will either destroy us or it won't.\
49	'''John Oliver''': I'm not sure statistics work that way.\
50	''later''\
51	'''John Oliver''': After the apocalypse, we should try breeding. ''(the teacher is male)''\
52	'''Teacher''': I don't think that will work.\
53	'''John Oliver''': It either could happen or it won't.
54	-->--''Series/TheDailyShow''
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56	-> "Everyone knows the chances of a bomb being on a plane is a thousand to one. However, the chance of having two bombs on a plane is a million to one. So, logically, you should bring a bomb on the plane to guarantee your safety! It's foolproof!"
57	-->-- '''An Old Joke'''
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59	-> ''"So, in attacking scientists for falsifying data to support their theories on global warming...you've cited a poll that adds up to 120%?...In the spirit of fairness, it should be noted that this poll had a margin of error of 'monkey-[[SoundEffectBleep f!@#ing]] ridiculous."''
60	-->-- '''[[Series/TheDailyShow Jon Stewart]]''', on a [[http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-december-8-2009/gretchen-carlson-dumbs-down botched Fox News poll]]
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62	->''"Oof! I think I just got kicked in the statisticals!"''
63	-->-- '''Franchise/{{Sam\|AndMaxFreelancePolice}}''', ''VideoGame/PokerNight2''

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