Lose on purpose?

[4merper4mer]

1 minute ago, BillytheKid said:

To be serious about this, this wouldn’t work at all.

 

It won’t change any probabilities just because you decide to do something on purpose.

 

All that would do it make you lose the turnover battle for that game when you didn’t need to do so.

 

The same probability or odds of it happening would still be the exact same the following week whether you do it on purpose or not. 
 

I understand what you are trying to say or do with this but it doesn’t work that way. 
 

So on a serious note the answer to your question is NO. 
 

 

You start off with the whole Schroedinger’s cat thing about observers and although interesting, it is irrelevant.  On the topic, look at the Monty Hall thing I posted in a link.

1 minute ago, Pine Barrens Mafia said:

1/10 

Your odds of surviving in San Diego?

[wjag]

well that sure is playing 1D chess..  🙂 

[Mister Defense]

2 minutes ago, Rousseauisnoschmo said:

Im amazed this thread has made it to six pages.

 

The OP is just joking around, right?  Having a little fun on game day?

 

Or, that is actually scary stuff.

 

When I am driving and the light turns red, or there is a stop sign, seemingly clear, simple indications to STOP, I am confident that all will do so, usually.

 

But someone who thinks like this, well, they may look at these clear signs and see something very different..

 

[Neo]

13 hours ago, Big Turk said:

This might be the dumbest post I've ever read on here and that says a lot.

 

Could be right, here.   I say this even after recently peeking into Politics.

 

 

There are a few people here I’d like to gamble with.

Edited September 28 by Neo

[The Frankish Reich]

5 minutes ago, Neo said:

Could be right, here.   I say this even after recently peeking into Politics.

 

Take another quick peek and you will be disabused of this passing notion.

[Mister Defense]

9 minutes ago, Neo said:

 

Could be right, here.   I say this even after recently peeking into Politics.

 

 

There are a few people here I’d like to gamble with.

 

That is a very good point, would love to play $ome poker or any card game with him--IF he is actually serious, and that is not a joke.

 

 

[Albany,n.y.]

30 minutes ago, Mister Defense said:

 

The OP is just joking around, right?  Having a little fun on game day?

 

Or, that is actually scary stuff.

 

When I am driving and the light turns red, or there is a stop sign, seemingly clear, simple indications to STOP, I am confident that all will do so, usually.

 

But someone who thinks like this, well, they may look at these clear signs and see something very different..

 

I haven't received a ticket in over 50 years. My last one was in February 1975.  I think I'll run a stop sign in front of a cop so I won't get a worse ticket later on. 

[Johnny Hammersticks]

LOUD NOISES!!!

[Big Turk]

39 minutes ago, wjag said:

well that sure is playing 1D chess..  🙂 

 

More like tiddlywinks or hopscotch.

[stevestojan]

1 hour ago, boyst said:

Remember the word filter that would auto correct to stevestojan?

 

Pepperidge Farm also remembers that. 🤣

The good ol’ days. 😂

[strive_for_five_guy]

1 hour ago, 4merper4mer said:

OMG.  Turnovers impact a game.  Fans attire?  Seriously.

Well the failure actually goes back to prior whiteout games.  When Penn St had previous whiteout games in hand, their fans should have taken their shirts off and discarded of any white pom poms.  By not doing so, it increased the chance that they would lose the next whiteout game, because it drew from that pot of luck.

[rajinka]

14 hours ago, Royale with Cheese said:

This is like putting the condom on after sex.

Yeah I'll tell ya,  5 kids later finally figured that conundrum out.  

[Mister Defense]

49 minutes ago, Albany,n.y. said:

I haven't received a ticket in over 50 years. My last one was in February 1975.  I think I'll run a stop sign in front of a cop so I won't get a worse ticket later on. 

 

Very funny, a hearty laugh here. 

 

With a grreat analogy!

 

Still laughing actually, as I re-read it.

 

 

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

1 hour ago, Rousseauisnoschmo said:

Im amazed this thread has made it to six pages.

I am genuinely surprised that DC Tom hasn't chimed in.

[4merper4mer]

Saints hadn’t scored on their first drive in forever.  They did today.  But I’m sure it had nothing to do with the odds catching up with them right?

[Mr. WEO]

3 hours ago, Slippery Rubber Mats said:

This is your masterpiece

a bar for this doesn’t even exist 

[Big Turk]

LMAO! Must have been listening.

[BillsClinton]

Ok now that we’ve got the turnover battle off our back, we can win the game now?

 

Or do we still need to lose?

 

im so confused. 

Edited September 28 by BillsClinton

[DJB]

OP voodoo magic

[transient]

@4merper4mer… I hate you.