Earthquake on the east coast of US

in #science • 7 years ago

Fortunately, this did not happen, but let's talk about a hypothetical earthquake. Which one do you think is more likely, which has the higher probability?

A) A devastating Earthquake in the United States, claiming 40 thousand life and causeing a damage of $100 billion.
B) A devastating Earthquake in California, claiming 40 thousand life and causeing a damage of $100 billion.

3...
2..

Thinking time is over. :)
If you answered the second option, then you should watch this video and you will learn about an illusion of our brain, that will come handy in your day-to-day life:

#life #statistics #probability #math
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