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  • @ayahoo16
    @ayahoo16 2 роки тому +2970

    Here I thought I was going to get some crazy advantage in board games but I already knew this one. The gaming store I go to has a challenge every Friday night and they play a game and the winner gets a $5 gift certificate. One Friday they brought out a cup of dice and they explained that they were going to roll the dice in the first person to guess what number was rolled correctly was the winner. They recorded everyone's guess in order and someone else counted what the dice rolls was. I literally counted the number of dice and multiplied it by 3.5 and I was spot on. lol

  • @soleroplong8664
    @soleroplong8664 2 роки тому +2131

    Board Game Shop
    Me: I want a dice.
    Clerk: The correct term is 'die'.
    Me: I want 2 die.
    Clerk: plural is dice, single is die.
    Me: I want 2 die single.

  • @godmirage4895
    @godmirage4895 2 роки тому +369

    Me after watching this: Goes straight to Casino

    • @ogge8375
      @ogge8375 2 роки тому +76

      I guarantee you that the casinos math game is stronger than yours-

    • @klizzyykicks1712
      @klizzyykicks1712 2 роки тому +11

      Only reason I watched the video

    • @monk3811
      @monk3811 2 роки тому +14

      @@barbarkuni8209 no

    • @rhuttrho88
      @rhuttrho88 2 роки тому +2

      @@monk3811 😅

    • @rhuttrho88
      @rhuttrho88 2 роки тому +1

      @@klizzyykicks1712 YEPPER!

  • @westonding8953
    @westonding8953 2 роки тому +665

    The expectation for a single die is 3.5. It can be hard to understand what this number means. But with more dice, it becomes easier to understand.

    • @mesmesd
      @mesmesd 2 роки тому +37

      Just Imagine an ongoing series of numbers from 1 to 6 for example. If u Look for the literal middle of that sequence it's 3,5. It's Not what U devide by 2. It's what the middle of the sequence is showing
      Here
      V
      1-2-3-4-5-6

    • @somerandomperson3970
      @somerandomperson3970 2 роки тому +19

      Because there is no 0

    • @whodecidedthat9540
      @whodecidedthat9540 2 роки тому +6

      Thanks for this. So the middle of 0-1-2-3-4-5-6 is 3.5 because there are 7 integers.

    • @westonding8953
      @westonding8953 2 роки тому +1

      @@mesmesd I understand. I am talking about my past experience with E(x). When it is solely theoretical, it can be hard to understand. But when it is applied it is easier to understand.

    • @sabyasachirimpa
      @sabyasachirimpa 2 роки тому +6

      Of you roll the dice 10 times you will get 35.

  • @Andrew90046zero
    @Andrew90046zero 2 роки тому +803

    The most impressive part is how fast he can count dice!

    • @rohanhonan7090
      @rohanhonan7090 2 роки тому +1

      🤣

    • @AnudeepDONDONDONRlol
      @AnudeepDONDONDONRlol 2 роки тому +4

      Those are jump cuts

    • @greenbeans12
      @greenbeans12 2 роки тому +29

      @@AnudeepDONDONDONRlol no shit? I thought he was the flash 🤯

    • @ch0wk0w46
      @ch0wk0w46 2 роки тому +6

      @@AnudeepDONDONDONRlol wooosh

    • @JS-rv3et
      @JS-rv3et 2 роки тому +4

      i didn't notice the first cut and was like WTF BRO.

  • @TallowTheQuoll
    @TallowTheQuoll 2 роки тому +432

    *D&D players:* "WRITE THAT DOWN, WRITE THAT DOWN"

    • @Commentify69
      @Commentify69 2 роки тому +8

      Farts*

    • @Natural_Power
      @Natural_Power 2 роки тому +17

      That's why it's got dice with many sides, else there's be this combination advantage

    • @nickhammac
      @nickhammac 2 роки тому +1

      🤣🤣🔥🔥🔥

    • @FedeG86
      @FedeG86 2 роки тому +8

      @@barbarkuni8209 wtf?? 🤨
      These bots are a plague even in UA-cam. 🤦🏻‍♂️

    • @godblesshamas
      @godblesshamas 2 роки тому +9

      D&D players know three six sided die make a bell-shaped curve, not a smooth one. You can also plot it by just number of combinations. Only one for 3 and 18, all ones and all sixes. But 4 and 17 can be 112 121 211 or 665 656 566 (3 combinations).. and so on.

  • @nickhammac
    @nickhammac 2 роки тому +1316

    You're the only science teacher I've ever had that makes total and complete sense in such a simple way.
    Yes I say teacher because you have taught me so much already. I can't thank you enough for posting such spectacular content!! My favorite scientist on UA-cam by far! Keep up the awesome work

    • @advaykumar9726
      @advaykumar9726 2 роки тому +19

      Veritasium, Mark Rober Smarter Every Day?

    • @dnxx503
      @dnxx503 2 роки тому +7

      @@advaykumar9726 mark rover doesn’t explain the whole thing

    • @westonding8953
      @westonding8953 2 роки тому +6

      He is an amazing educator.

    • @user-hh2is9kg9j
      @user-hh2is9kg9j 2 роки тому +9

      @@advaykumar9726 They are too dramatic.

    • @paulfox3514
      @paulfox3514 2 роки тому +2

      Maybe you would be more suited to a spelling teacher!!!

  • @drakonyanazkar
    @drakonyanazkar 2 роки тому +468

    As a professional Dungeon Master, this phenomenon in probability, called the Bell Curve, is really important and useful when fine-tuning dice rolls for weapons, spells, rollable tables etc. etc.
    For comparison: the classic method to get your ability scores is to roll 4d6 and ignoring the lowest number. This should give you a range of 3-18 in which 10-11 are the highest probabilities.
    The way I do it in my games is by rolling 1d12+6, which gives a different range (7-18), but with every result being just as likely. This avoids 2 things: characters with a stat below 7 (which is already bad) and characters with stats that are "too flat" (in a full array of 6 abilities, getting 9, 10, 10, 11, 12, 13 is considered very flat).
    It also shows that the difference between a greatsword (2d6 dmg) and a greataxe (1d12 dmg) is not just that the minimum damage on a sword is 2, but that the sword hits much more consistently, which goes to show that it`s a more maneuverable and precise weapon, while the axe is more likely to get a 12, but also just as likely to get a 1.

    • @Reashu
      @Reashu 2 роки тому +30

      4d6 drop 1 has a mean slightly above 12, and 13 is the most common result. 10.5 is from a straight 3d6.

    • @drakonyanazkar
      @drakonyanazkar 2 роки тому +17

      @@Reashu You are correct. I failed to mention that bit. I had 3d6 in mind, as it's simpler to represent.

    • @alexgrovejones
      @alexgrovejones 2 роки тому +9

      I'm onto you DM. My DnD game has just leveled up. Should I cast fire ball or wait until the next encounter... The odds are in my favour.

    • @fireflynovember
      @fireflynovember 2 роки тому +1

      This is a great idea. Saving this for future reference

    • @LiborTinka
      @LiborTinka 2 роки тому +1

      a.k.a normal distribution or Gaussian distribution - the general term if PDF (Probability Distribution Function) as there are more depending on the problem

  • @likithstochastic
    @likithstochastic 2 роки тому +183

    A remarkable idea called Central Limit Theorem is at the heart of this interesting experiment. In fact the whole field of thermodynamics works because of the central limit theorem.

    • @scriven-shafts
      @scriven-shafts 2 роки тому +3

      Can you elaborate please on how thermodynamics and CLT are so interconnected? Also, I've understood CLT slightly different than what is being shown here. This is showing an example of distributions of a sample. CLT I believe is taking distributions of samples and stating that the true representation of the population is going to be found within the distribution of samples. Please let me know what I'm missing here.

    • @quint3ssent1a
      @quint3ssent1a 2 роки тому +7

      @@scriven-shafts basically, thermodynamics proposes that molecules of gases have different speed, but the most possible speed of the molecules is determined by temperature.

    • @scriven-shafts
      @scriven-shafts 2 роки тому

      @@quint3ssent1a Thanks!

    • @matejlieskovsky9625
      @matejlieskovsky9625 2 роки тому +6

      @@scriven-shafts Central limit theorem says that as you roll more and more dice, then no matter what the dice actually look like you will get a bell curve a.k.a. normal distribution. So yes, this experiment is very much a demonstration of CLT.

    • @scriven-shafts
      @scriven-shafts 2 роки тому

      @@matejlieskovsky9625 thank you. I think I was thinking more an implication of the CLT rather than the actual rule. Your explanation makes sense and Google also says you’re right :)

  • @dphilly179
    @dphilly179 2 роки тому +68

    If only this guy knew just how much he's done to help get my daughter into science. We watch all your videos and try to do as many experiments based off them as possible

    • @mysticdragonex815
      @mysticdragonex815 2 роки тому +1

      @BlueScreen nope

    • @mindnova7850
      @mindnova7850 2 роки тому +2

      @BlueScreen Depends on what you’re studying. Physics is basically math in disguise.

    • @cryptid_cactus
      @cryptid_cactus 2 роки тому +4

      @@mysticdragonex815 well it’s definitely a crucial part of science

    • @vicvancen
      @vicvancen 2 роки тому

      @@mysticdragonex815 Math is what then? Cool trick on parties?

  • @dhruvrakkesh
    @dhruvrakkesh 2 роки тому +27

    When i was a kid, there's a lot dice gambling in my place. Each side of the dice represents an animal/object and you put your money on the animal/object you choose on the gambling paper. The dice is usually shake in a small dedicated gambling bowl and we have to guess the dice inside. I'm able to stimulate the movement of the dice inside by looking at the direction of the host's shakes and also hearing for the number of impact. I guessed 8 out of 10 times correct and the host told me to go away.

  • @null6180
    @null6180 2 роки тому +480

    It's a good day when The Action Lab uploads

    • @CreeperLava-cz6mi
      @CreeperLava-cz6mi 2 роки тому +2

      Wtf @Okta Via

    • @naga_serpentis
      @naga_serpentis 2 роки тому +5

      @@CreeperLava-cz6mi reported the bot ;D

    • @Commentify69
      @Commentify69 2 роки тому +3

      @@naga_serpentis It will not matter for the bot if you reported it they have many thousand hacked accounts they use to then this shi*

    • @CreeperLava-cz6mi
      @CreeperLava-cz6mi 2 роки тому +1

      Wait......@Okta Via a bot?

    • @naga_serpentis
      @naga_serpentis 2 роки тому +1

      @@Commentify69 the future of UA-cam’s gonna be this shiz with bots
      Wonder if my dad’s prediction is gonna be right

  • @robertzarfas9556
    @robertzarfas9556 2 роки тому +36

    I was literally just explaining this to a student in my statistics class yesterday! But you did much better 🤦‍♂️

  • @marklonergan3898
    @marklonergan3898 2 роки тому +11

    Worth mentioning that there are 6 ways to roll a 7 with 2 dice (5+2 and 2+5 are 2 separate outcomes). The video implies that the likelihood of getting a 7 is 3 times that of getting a 12, but its actually 6 times the likelihood.

  • @schwarzesonne6529
    @schwarzesonne6529 2 роки тому +41

    I can tell you from years of rolling dice I could legitimately roll under 300 without trying

  • @284mbp
    @284mbp 2 роки тому +17

    Also like how he subtly mentions that he dropped those first 10 dice several times to get 35. Something to remember for the next time you see something really extraordinary in a video: you don't know how many takes it took to get it right. Not a knock on the Action Lab, I think it's great that he's demonstrating the principle.

  • @Syx7h
    @Syx7h 2 роки тому +73

    This guy is gonna break reality one day

    • @joker0867
      @joker0867 2 роки тому +4

      Might happen That's For Sure

    • @briancannard7335
      @briancannard7335 2 роки тому +2

      He won't. His reality is too statistically accurate.

  • @nosotrosloslobosestamosreg4115
    @nosotrosloslobosestamosreg4115 2 роки тому +28

    D&D players: this is gold!

    • @monk3811
      @monk3811 2 роки тому

      @@oktavia7246 no

  • @Commenter26
    @Commenter26 2 роки тому +5

    Time to test this new found knowledge in Las Vegas

  • @PraveenKumar-ip7ef
    @PraveenKumar-ip7ef 2 роки тому +17

    Omg...my college professor failed to explain probability like you🔥🔥

    • @itismethatguy
      @itismethatguy 2 роки тому +1

      If that is college material then I’m Newton

    • @serulu3490
      @serulu3490 2 роки тому +1

      You learn this is middle school are you kidding me
      Or don't tell me that you are talking about complex possibilities, that can't be compared since this is basic

  • @garyrolen8764
    @garyrolen8764 2 роки тому +3

    I once accurately predicted someone else's dice roll 6 times in a row. As awesome as it should have been, she was freaked out and left.

  • @zeuszo_o1593
    @zeuszo_o1593 2 роки тому +11

    My physical science teacher put on one of you’re videos, and I was like “I watch this guy all the time” and then me and him talked about our favorite video made by you. It was pretty cool

    • @CR3ATiVE_SAURABH
      @CR3ATiVE_SAURABH 2 роки тому

      Physical Science teacher??? Tf?

    • @averyb.476
      @averyb.476 6 місяців тому

      ​@CR3ATiVE_SAURABH in high school or lower they will call chemistry or physics, chemical physics

  • @shiroboy6048
    @shiroboy6048 2 роки тому +14

    Those who have played 'Settlers of Catan" know this already 😂

    • @catman64k
      @catman64k 2 роки тому +1

      Best Boardgame ever :)

    • @westonding8953
      @westonding8953 2 роки тому +2

      Yeah. There is a reason why 7 is the number for the robber.

  • @aisyiput
    @aisyiput 2 роки тому +7

    I thought it was gonna be about how you throw it and then get the number you want..but this is still amazing

  • @TheHippieRat
    @TheHippieRat 2 роки тому +73

    So when I roll one six-sided die, I should guess 3.5 for the best chance of getting it correct

    • @vripscript
      @vripscript 2 роки тому +2

      you cant average a single value, you need at least 2 values

    • @fullfungo
      @fullfungo 2 роки тому +19

      @@vripscript it was a joke -_-

    • @vripscript
      @vripscript 2 роки тому

      @@fullfungo If you say so

    • @Interestking
      @Interestking 2 роки тому +1

      @@fullfungo But the joke was that it's impossible to get a 3.5, and that's not what L C was saying. L C was saying that even if you could get a 3.5, it wouldn't matter because with one die every side has an equal chance.

    • @fullfungo
      @fullfungo 2 роки тому +7

      @@Interestking Robert made a joke, that 3.5 is the best guess, when it is, in fact, the worst guess.
      L C said, that the average cannot be applied to a single die, which is in fact the premise that the original joke was based on.
      So to me it seems like they missed the point of the joke (that the method of averages cannot be applied to a single die).
      I see no contradictions here.

  • @Sahuagin
    @Sahuagin 2 роки тому +10

    I sort of knew this from D&D crpgs, but didn't know how extreme it was. you think of 10d6 as being 10-60 damage, but yeah, maybe it's better to think of it as "around 35 damage".

  • @Nemephosis
    @Nemephosis 2 роки тому +2

    You know, I've always sort of half understood this, but this feels like an "explain like I'm 5" video and I actually really appreciate that because now I totally understand why this happens.

  • @mrtonyvillagomez
    @mrtonyvillagomez 2 роки тому +3

    Simply wonderful! Love it.

  •  2 роки тому +31

    This "knowledge" hited me when I was learning to play "The Game of Ur".
    You play with 4 "dices" that have an equal chance each on getting a 1 or a 0, then you sum up all of them and then move your piece.
    When I realized that the "most probable number" to get is a "2" and you make your moves believing you will most probably get a 2 on the next round, ohh boy, that improved my game ALOT!!

  • @Sam_on_YouTube
    @Sam_on_YouTube 2 роки тому +18

    The more dice you have, the closer you'll get to the prediction as a percentage of the value. But also, the more integers there are in that range near the center value. If I only roll 1 die, I'll get it within 3 every time and I'll get it exactly right 1/6 times. Not true for 100 dice.

  • @jshu7681
    @jshu7681 2 роки тому

    just the most easy to listen to person I hope you keep rolling out videos

  • @abhishekc232
    @abhishekc232 2 роки тому +1

    You videos are always great and informative.

  • @duroxkilo
    @duroxkilo 2 роки тому +5

    my friend and i experienced quite a few amazing/awkward statistic anomalies while playing backgammon:
    the top one would be rolling the dice for determining who starts the game: we got the same dice 4 times, each time we had doubles.

  • @ArjanSmit-bijles
    @ArjanSmit-bijles 2 роки тому +6

    Nice video, though, statistically, you would have 6 options to get 7,
    1-6
    2-5
    3-4
    But also
    6-1
    5-2
    4-3
    Due to this, the chance of getting 7 as sum is 6x as high as getting 12, since 6-6 can only appear once: each die has a six, so the chance is 1/6×1/6=1/36.

  • @seanbrinlee4752
    @seanbrinlee4752 2 роки тому

    I love how applicable this video is. A good deal of what I do deals with statistical probabilities.

  • @uncoded0
    @uncoded0 2 роки тому

    This is one of the most useful videos of ever watched.
    Thanks 😊

  • @RobertSmith-me3gs
    @RobertSmith-me3gs 2 роки тому +7

    This is why 7 is the thief in Catan. Evens out your chances of getting anything else, with greatest chances being 6/8, 5/9, 4/10, 3/11, & 2/12 in order of most likely. Always put your pieces on 6/8, for those that play, but struggle with statistics.

    • @westonding8953
      @westonding8953 2 роки тому +1

      It still did not go well when I played that time.

    • @RobertSmith-me3gs
      @RobertSmith-me3gs 2 роки тому +1

      @@westonding8953 Keep playing the numbers, always aiming for the most probable lands

  • @camilascatonebedin3002
    @camilascatonebedin3002 2 роки тому +3

    There actually is a chance to get a sum of 100 or 600 when you roll 100 dice. It's just incredibly small because all the dice would have to land on 1 or all on 6.

  • @smferreiro2610
    @smferreiro2610 2 роки тому

    Your videos are always time well spent!

  • @TPS9000
    @TPS9000 2 роки тому +2

    To do this for dice with different numbers of sides, the average fo any one die is (highest value + 1) / 2. So 3.5 for six sides, 5.5 for ten, 11.5 for a d20, etc. To find the most common result for 2 or more dice, multiply the 1 die average by the number of dice. If it's a fractional result, the 2 adjacent numbers are tied for most common. So 7 for two d6's, 10 or 11 for three, 14 for four, 17 or 18 for 5, and so on. Doesn't work for a single die since all sides are equally common.

  • @Dallinz
    @Dallinz 2 роки тому +3

    Wow this will help with gambling a lot thank you!

  • @davyjones8346
    @davyjones8346 2 роки тому +5

    I have a question
    Can computer mouse work if it is used on a vantablack sheet.

    • @moversti92
      @moversti92 2 роки тому +2

      Ball mouse does

    • @hydrogencyanide4999
      @hydrogencyanide4999 2 роки тому +3

      As far as I know, vantablack only absorbs visible light, and most mice with the exception of the ones with red LEDs use IR light, so they should be able to work.

  • @iankrapf5394
    @iankrapf5394 2 роки тому +1

    It's great that you want to teach Stochastic math as well. You've done a great job teaching it, although I could've wanted to be able to see the reason for this formulas, regarding estimated values as the equivalent for averages in random distributions. Another cool thing would've been to mention the importance of the Central limit theorem, as to the normal distribution that result from it in your last two analysis with 100 and 1000 samples.
    Big fan of your videos, keep it up with the good science ❤️🙌🏼

  • @baldemarkjmejia4077
    @baldemarkjmejia4077 2 роки тому

    My day gets better when u upload bro

  • @kakjoin115
    @kakjoin115 2 роки тому +3

    Now try that with D20s

  • @benioplapis4759
    @benioplapis4759 2 роки тому +3

    on my way to the casino rn

  • @prashantsharma8308
    @prashantsharma8308 2 роки тому

    Action lab videos make my day

  • @TheAndrewHetfield
    @TheAndrewHetfield 2 роки тому +1

    Simply amazing!

  • @thedemonslayer51
    @thedemonslayer51 2 роки тому +3

    I'm pretty sure I have more of a 75% chance of getting the starting side with a coin flip. I can easily get a 12 heads streak just by starting with heads up. I actually ruined a probability experiment back in highschool because of this.

  • @jar-jarnotbinks7685
    @jar-jarnotbinks7685 2 роки тому +11

    I was about to send this to my roleplaying friends that are subbed to critical failures, until I realised, that it wouldn't work with a single D20 xD
    Roleplayers would naturally come to know this "rule", since we sum up dice values to get the average quite often (for exemple, when you need to roll 12d10 to find the health of a monster... Either you do it, either you take the average.

    • @nosajimiki5885
      @nosajimiki5885 2 роки тому

      This is precisely why I hate d20 systems.

  • @Lusitano9514
    @Lusitano9514 2 роки тому

    Great great video man!

  • @shashank_sati
    @shashank_sati 2 роки тому

    Greatly explained!

  • @gideonong4542
    @gideonong4542 2 роки тому +3

    Plot twist: He did this a million times just to get the right take.

  • @Drone256
    @Drone256 2 роки тому +5

    You could have fun going down this rabbit hole with your viewers. How many people do you need in a room before the probability of two of them having the same birthday is greater than 50%? And the list of non-intuitive results in probability goes on and on.

    • @westonding8953
      @westonding8953 2 роки тому +1

      Oh yeah. The Birthday problem. It’s best visualized by looking at the complement.

    • @westonding8953
      @westonding8953 2 роки тому +1

      How about the Monty Hall Paradox? This problem has even confused Paul Erdos. But there are some visualizations that make it easier to understand. It’s a falsidical paradox.

    • @Drone256
      @Drone256 2 роки тому +2

      @@westonding8953 excellent one as well!

    • @bigwil321
      @bigwil321 2 роки тому +1

      I do this with my students sometimes.

  • @agentstona
    @agentstona 2 роки тому

    very good PLEASE MORE MORE MORE OF this type of videos

  • @knowledgelover2736
    @knowledgelover2736 2 роки тому

    250,000 views explaining basics. Amazing. Good on you.

  • @Soulsphere001
    @Soulsphere001 2 роки тому +4

    Before I see you predict your number, I'm guessing it's going to be thirty-five. That's the most likely of all outcomes.
    EDIT: Yup. Actually, one thing I wouldn't mind learning is how to figure out the odds of getting the more likely outcome.

  • @Shadman.Sheikh
    @Shadman.Sheikh 2 роки тому +3

    Missing your old outro with yellow and black bands giving more scientific feel ❤️

  • @hasangarmarudi2178
    @hasangarmarudi2178 5 місяців тому

    Convolution is such an amazing operator.

  • @kpp28
    @kpp28 2 роки тому

    This is a really good way of explaining fundamental statistics!

  • @Dark_Brandon_2024
    @Dark_Brandon_2024 2 роки тому +4

    dream would get 600 10 times in a row

  • @gowrissshanker9109
    @gowrissshanker9109 2 роки тому +5

    Respected sir🌟🌟, During interference of EM wave... electric field adds up like vector....if two electric field of EM wave of same amplitude ,frequency,inphase...when added by vector gives,E+E= 2E, but when we add Energy of E field WHICH IS PROPORTIONAL TO E^2...it contradicts (€E^2=2€E^2)....
    Similarly for distructive interference of two similar PLANE Em wave of PHASE DIFFERENCE of π interfering DESTRUCTIVELY COMPLETELY... IF E field becomes ZERO EVERY WHERE.....
    WHERE DOES ITS ENERGY GO?what is wrong here?
    Thank you sir 🌟

  • @xdcountry
    @xdcountry 2 роки тому

    You’re just great - love your stuff.

  • @LiborTinka
    @LiborTinka 2 роки тому

    It would be great if you've added a little extension about how the distribution is called, how it arises and what are its properties like variance and standard deviation - people often struggle a little with these concepts.

  • @BEAST.4
    @BEAST.4 2 роки тому +36

    💖 from india

  • @trevorstewart1308
    @trevorstewart1308 2 роки тому

    This would be a great introduction/ framework for the concept of entropy

  • @colonelb
    @colonelb 2 роки тому +2

    Me seeing title: "Is this gonna be craps math?"
    Me watching video: "Yep it's craps math"
    lol

  • @alienmoonstalker
    @alienmoonstalker 2 роки тому +1

    Can you please do a follow up video on how dice can model entropy, macro vs microstates? Thanks.

  • @agustinbs
    @agustinbs 2 роки тому

    genious explanation, thank you man!

  • @tuxedoedcastle8
    @tuxedoedcastle8 2 роки тому

    Where do you come up with all this amazing content?! Its all flipping awesome!

  • @dxjxc91
    @dxjxc91 2 роки тому

    This is just a refresher course for D&D players.

  • @JamUsagi
    @JamUsagi 2 роки тому +1

    This is the same reason a coin falling through a pachinko machine will usually land under the starting position.
    For each peg the coin can fall left or right, so for two peg layers it can fall LL for left, RR for right, and either LR or RL for middle.
    So there’s a 50% chance it lands in the middle, but only a 25% chance each for the left or right.

  • @pianoplayeh
    @pianoplayeh 6 місяців тому

    Dice probability is a big part of Settlers of Catan strategy! The robber moves when you roll 7 because it’s the most likely, and therefore the most likely to throw a wrench into the gameplay.

  • @zioqqr4262
    @zioqqr4262 2 роки тому +2

    This is the only time in my life where I feel that playing dnd has given me an advantage.

  • @tormentorxl2732
    @tormentorxl2732 2 роки тому

    Thank you for the lesson.

  • @paulbrooks4395
    @paulbrooks4395 2 роки тому +1

    I think we learned this as Regression To The Mean in Statistics.

  • @NukeMarine
    @NukeMarine 2 роки тому +1

    All right! Las Vegas here I come!!!

  • @whip8
    @whip8 2 роки тому

    The data collection is very appreciated

  • @simonepozzoli
    @simonepozzoli 2 роки тому +1

    3:11 to be precise, the possible combinations to get 7 are:
    1-6
    2-5
    3-4
    4-3
    5-2
    6-1
    and to get 12 is only 6-6.
    So the probability of getting 7 is 6 times bigger than getting 12.

  • @markg890
    @markg890 2 роки тому +1

    If you play Settlers of Catan, each of the number markers you place on the resource hexes at the beginning has one or more dots on the bottom. The number of dots directly correlates to the probability of that roll occurring. For instance, 6 and 8 have five dots each, which means there is a 5:36 chance of rolling either of those numbers. Likewise, 11 and 3 have two dots, meaning a 2:36 chance.

  • @scetchyghost5464
    @scetchyghost5464 2 роки тому

    The more dice you roll, the more accurate the prediction is.

  • @joaquins90
    @joaquins90 2 роки тому

    "let's get a simpler die, like a coin" 🤣

  • @starboy001
    @starboy001 2 роки тому +2

    Much love...thank you ...so much needed. That coin analogy... amazing

  • @OwenP26
    @OwenP26 2 роки тому

    this was actually very simple math explained for everybody to understand

  • @TheTechAdmin
    @TheTechAdmin 2 роки тому +2

    1:29 I bet the UA-cam Gamer "Dream" could get a 99 and a 601 on a roll.
    Hahahaha

  • @3rdDimension3d
    @3rdDimension3d 2 роки тому

    Do a standard full set of DnD dice next please and thank you. 😊

  • @mariosebastiani3214
    @mariosebastiani3214 2 роки тому

    This is why "maximized spells" feat is a good one.

  • @stoutsprout4297
    @stoutsprout4297 2 роки тому

    Shooting dice has become much more competitive since this video dropped

  • @solomondavidakesobia8064
    @solomondavidakesobia8064 2 роки тому

    This guy is one of the best science teachers ever

  • @nicklatino7157
    @nicklatino7157 2 роки тому

    I'll keep this in mind while playing Risk

  • @ozboomer_au
    @ozboomer_au 2 роки тому

    Always enjoy your videos... but this is a great way to explain a Normal Distribution... as well as explaining the mean and variance without using the techy terms. Simply terrif :))

  • @charlestopher
    @charlestopher 2 роки тому

    Not sure if you mentioned it in the video, but the mathematical term for the “average roll” is called “Expected Value”. Might be helpful if anyone is curious to research it.
    I’m sure you know expected value goes much further than just dice rolls as well. It can also be used to calculate expected winnings from casino games and other things as well. It’s a pretty interesting subject!

  • @tnekkc
    @tnekkc 2 роки тому +2

    I designed an amplifier for aircraft with over a dozen resistors proportional to the gain. With 1% resistors there was a wide range of gain possible. The amps were mass produced and tested by a computer that sent me the data. I was shocked by how narrow a gain range was, right around nominal. My take away was the errors cancel more than add.

    • @jareknowak8712
      @jareknowak8712 2 роки тому

      Just like sound waves - they can cancel out eachother.

  • @ramtinnazeryan
    @ramtinnazeryan 2 роки тому

    This in fact plays an important concept in statistics and mathematic. As long as you add a couple of random numbers (with any or better say random distribution) the results will always show a normal distribution. this is called central limit theorem.

  • @gabrielcamara3713
    @gabrielcamara3713 2 роки тому

    AAAAAAAAAAAH, the scene in The Road to El Dorado now makes a lot more sense

  • @anothersquid
    @anothersquid 2 роки тому

    You are now ready for table top RPGs.

  • @mrgreen2987
    @mrgreen2987 9 місяців тому

    Wow man this a the best experiment i have seen in my life, im a psychology student who wrote a experiment called "The dice roll series" in wich the basic idea is to have a prediction of what the dices will do, i find this very scientifical and accurate in terms of deductive and inductive physics, blessings have beautiful week.

  • @RSmarza
    @RSmarza 2 роки тому

    Amazing!! Good to know

  • @giorgosvintziGR
    @giorgosvintziGR 2 роки тому

    My mind is just blown up! Wow!

  • @dizzydrc
    @dizzydrc 2 роки тому

    Tanks man! I'm heading out to the Casino right now!😄😜👍🏼