#LowestProbabilityEvent #UnbelievableEncounter #RareWitnessedEvent
🤔 Have you ever experienced something so unlikely, so rare, that it seemed almost unbelievable? Perhaps you bore witness to an event with such a low probability of occurring that it defied all odds. In this article, we’ll delve into some of the lowest probability events that people have personally witnessed, and explore just how unlikely these occurrences truly are.
##What Constitutes a Low Probability Event?
Before we dive into specific examples, let’s first establish what is meant by a “low probability event.” In statistics, probability refers to the likelihood of a particular event occurring. A low probability event is one that has a very small chance of happening, often considered to be unlikely or rare. These events can range from winning the lottery to encountering a once-in-a-lifetime phenomenon.
###Understanding Probability
To truly grasp the concept of low probability events, it’s helpful to have a basic understanding of probability itself. Here are a few key points to keep in mind:
– Probability is expressed as a number between 0 and 1, with 0 indicating impossibility and 1 indicating certainty.
– The probability of an event can be calculated by dividing the number of favorable outcomes by the total number of possible outcomes.
– Low probability events are those with a probability significantly less than 0.5, or 50%.
##Unbelievable Encounters: Real-Life Stories
Now that we have a clear understanding of what low probability events entail, let’s delve into some real-life examples of such encounters. These stories are bound to leave you in awe of the sheer unlikeliness of these events.
### Winning the Jackpot
It’s no secret that hitting the jackpot in a lottery is an incredibly rare event. The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot, for example, are approximately 1 in 292.2 million. Yet, there are individuals who have defied these odds and experienced the thrill of claiming a life-changing lottery win.
### Surviving a Plane Crash
The probability of surviving a plane crash is staggeringly low, with the odds varying depending on the circumstances. However, there have been numerous accounts of individuals who have not only survived plane crashes but have done so with minimal or no injuries.
### Encountering a Celebriy in a Remote Location
Imagine running into your favorite celebrity in a remote and unlikely location. While the probability of such an encounter is incredibly low, there are countless stories of fans stumbling upon famous figures in the most unexpected of places.
### Witnessing a Rare Natural Phenomenon
From witnessing a double rainbow to observing a meteor shower, encountering rare natural phenomena can truly be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The likelihood of being in the right place at the right time to witness such events is extremely low, making these encounters all the more remarkable.
##The Odds and Unlikelihood
In delving into these examples, it becomes abundantly clear just how improbable these events are. Yet, they serve as compelling reminders of the unpredictable and inexplicable nature of life. While the odds of experiencing a low probability event may be infinitesimal, the fact that they do occur is a testament to the sheer unpredictability of the world we live in.
### Embracing the Unpredictable
Ultimately, the allure of low probability events lies in their ability to captivate and astonish us. Whether it’s defying astronomical odds to win a lottery or being in the right place at the right time to witness a rare phenomenon, these encounters serve as poignant reminders of the extraordinary possibilities that exist within the realms of improbability.
In conclusion, the lowest probability events that individuals have personally witnessed are a testament to the unexpected and inexplicable aspects of life. While the odds of such events occurring may be infinitesimally small, the fact that they do happen serves as a compelling reminder of the remarkable unpredictability of our world.
As we navigate through life, it’s important to remain open to the unexpected and embrace the wonder of these low probability events, for they remind us of the magic that exists within the realm of improbability. After all, it’s often the rare and unlikely occurrences that leave the most indelible impressions on our lives.
Not sure, but I did see someone drive through the wall of a gas station convenience store once. I was about to walk into the store when I heard the crash and watched the giant coffee containers fly across the store. I was about a foot from the door when it happened. I would’ve been severely injured if it had happened 5 seconds later.
I bumped into the same mate in different countries, different years, no plans.
My hyper-conservative (military) father changed his mind on Trump when he called people that get captured cowards or whatever he said
edit: he called john McCain a [loser](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNugcPeCZZE) for getting captured. He called dead soldiers in a military cemetery [losers and suckers](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/04/us/politics/trump-veterans-losers.html) for getting killed in combat. He denies the second one. of course. It was the McCain one that got my dad, since he was a medivac pilot in Vietnam.
Saw an iceberg form from falling off a glacier while whale watching ❄️
Poker night with friends: One friend got two royal flushes in a row.
I was in the back of the house, and looked out the back window, saw it was raining and yelled to my brother he should bring his laundry in.
He was in the living room at the front of the house, looked out the window, blue sky and sun, no rain. He said I was crazy, I told him to come look.
We went out the front door, and it was raining in the back yard. A line that stopped right at the peak of the roof as far left and right as you could see.
Crowded restaurant in a foreign country,stranger eating alone offered to share their table, found we had mutual friends.
I play poker regularly. Hit pocket AA 3x in a row which is a 1 in 10M+ chance.
But I also had a better situation.
In one tournament, I got a straight flush and then a second one about 2 hrs later.
That’s 1 in about 5.2 BILLION.
I saw a giraffe poop on another giraffes head.
I was at bingo with my friends mom a couple hundred people there. There’s mini games and one of them has certain cards with a special symbol in the center. I won bingo, had the special character which gave me the ability to have a 1 in 15 chance to get $1199.00 and I chose the right key and won. Idk the odds but they’re definitely slim
I once went to a batting cage (just for fun, I’m terrible at any and all sports including baseball) and accidentally hit the ball directly back into the machine that shot it out. If my wife didn’t see it too I would never have believed I actually did it.
I was doing the dishes during a thunderstorm, hands deep in soapy water. I looked up at the bank of trees in front of the window and not 2 seconds later, lightning struck one of the trees less than 100 feet away. I saw the strike, went blind and deaf for a moment, then watched the pelting rain extinguish the flaming tree.
I took my hands out of the water, dried them, and walked away, thanking my lucky stars that I didn’t get electrocuted instead.
(I panic cried a little bit later lol)
I won the “Balloon Blast-Off” in Kindergarten. The whole school was given a balloon with a small letter attached. To win the contest, whoever’s balloon went the farthest when we all let them go, wins. The letter addresses the contest and has the school’s address and phone number. I won out of the whole school and my balloon flew from Tennessee all the way to Indiana. I won a check for 5 dollars. This was like in 1988.
I was with my son and my cousin riding our motorcycles out to Sturgis. We stopped for lunch at a drive-in with picnic tables out front. After we ate I saw an ashtray that was more of a spittoon sitting on a bench about 15’ away. I said to my son who was about 12 at the time that I’d give him $40 if he could spit in the container from here. He got a little running start and let it fly and damn if he didn’t hit it right down the hole. I had to pony up $40 because there was a witness.
I (American) sparked up a random conversation with a guy (Canadian) while on a small island off the coast of Croatia in 2021. We discovered that we were both in the same industrial park in rural England at shops across the parking lot from one another at the exact same time in 2017.
I attended an MLB perfect game.
Was at a veterans get together and two guys were talking about Normandy. One was a landing craft driver and the other was a soldier that took part in the landing. Eventually their stories line up really well, so well infact that that landing craft driver drove that marine to shore during d-day
Our local Wendy’s here has apple trees outside for decoration. They don’t do anything with the apples, so some townsfolk will sometimes go out there and pick the apples.
As I was driving by one day, a gentleman was picking up apples off the ground. As he was bent over an apple fell out of the tree and hit his head.
I laughed myself to work that day.
When I was like 10, a kid from down the street and I both randomly decided to mess with 2 way radios our dad’s had and both landed on the same stations. I heard someone talking and I asked who it was and he said his name. We knew each other but weren’t really friends so it wasn’t like we were talking about walkie talkies that day and both got similar ideas. It was pretty random.
I was listening to music and hitting random on urban dictionary and the song I was listening to came up. It was Planet Claire by b 52s.
I locked myself outside my car while there was an amber abduction alert for the exact model year colour. When i tried to unlock it through a small gap in the window on a big parking lot cops swarmed me and almost arrested me with hands on their guns. Xd i thought it was pretty low probability
Catching a shrimp from a hibachi chef in my mouth
Bumping into the same celebrity three times in 20 years at ten year intervals, 1985, 1995, and 2005
Childhood best friend moved away when we were 10 years old never to be seen or spoken to again until we ran into each other in Iraq 11 years later while both deployed.
I had both my best friend and a family member separately win the Powerball within a 2-year span.
I got a brain injury in an accident and the doctor told me after doing all the scans and stuff that he’d never seen an injury so bad that didn’t end in paralyzation or death. The fact I walked out of the hospital a week later was a medical miracle apparently. So got that going for me.
I was playing golf in a corporate league and one of the guys said “this field is where I was struck by lightning”. I thought that was interesting but then another guy said “you’ve been struck by lightning too?”. It’s probably not insanely unlikely but it felt like I was living in the start of a statistics test problem for a second.
I had a weird presentation of a form on cancer that put me in the 1/1,000,000 range.
Had good doctors though.
When your cancer is rare enough to be interesting, you get the top guys.
Saw a lady walk by one of those banks of slot machines where you can win a car–the kind where the car is actually on the casino floor. She stopped, considered for a moment, then turned around and put a buck in. Spins. Jackpot. Alarms go off. Won the car.
She freaks out. Like, freaks the fuck out. Screaming, crying, yelling, barking, you name it. Almost faints a time or two. Her girlfriends finally get her calmed down, and they’re waiting for casino staff to come over and do their thing.
But this lady, she just won a car. So she’s restless. And to give herself something to do, she walks over to another bank of slot machines. A bank of slot machines where you can win an entirely different car. So she puts a buck in. Spins. Jackpot. Alarms go off. Won another car.
I was in a restaurant in Spain the night they were holding the nation’s largest lottery. The staff won the lottery that night. I spent the night in a restaurant of celebration and champagne.
Back when I was a kid we used to play the “throw the tennis ball at the chain link fence and if it gets stuck you win” game. One of my throws went all the way through the fence so I jumped over to get the ball and my friends said I couldn’t do it again. So I threw the ball at the fence and it went back through again.
I felt like Nolan Ryan.
I ran into a guy who owed me money twice at Disneyland two different years
Back to back to back winning 13s on roulette. Doubled up after the first one because some randomer told me to take my winning chip off the number, it’s not coming up again. Came up, left the doubled up chips on again, another win.
After the third time they said ‘Wow, are you leaving it on again??’
I said ‘No, I’m not stupid’ and left with all my winnings
At 13 years of age, my father and I used to go to dirt track races at the Dixie Speedway in Georgia. We always cheered for car 28. At 21 years of age, I start dating this girl in North Carolina, somehow get on that subject, as she was from GA. “My father used to race there… number 28.”
Obligatory : I didn’t witness this
*This is a **true** story.* I cannot stress that enough.
And I shake my head in confused wonder, EVERY SINGLE TIME it crosses my mind.
My mom, Lola, went to high school in, Blank Town.
My mom’s best friend in high school was Tiffany.
Tiffany and my Mom both moved away after high school. Lost touch.
Decades later, my family ended up back in Blank Town, when I was in the 6th grade and we still live here.
So I graduated from the same big high school my mom went to.
When we moved back to Blank Town, my mom became good friends with a lady named Joan. She has a daughter named Danielle who’s just a couple years younger than me.
Danielle ended up going hiking in Spain after she graduated college.
While hiking she was approached by another American woman who was hiking the same trail.
She was very pleased and surprised to hear; not just another American accent but a southern accent as well. The woman introduces herself as Tiffany.
They got to talking about where they were from and Danielle goes; I’m from a very small town, most people haven’t heard of, in Orange County Florida, named Blank Town.
Tiffany is like :
‘No way! I’m from Blank Town! I graduated high school there!! My best friend moved away after high school. Her name was Lola Cooker.’
Danielle pauses for a moment: ‘i know a Lola, she’s real good friends with my mom and she went to school in Blank Town as well. I don’t know her maiden name.’
Tiffany: That is insane! Would you mind contacting her sometime and asking her if she knows a Tiffany Ruiz from high school? Give her my contact info. I would love to get back in touch with her. I’ve been trying to find her on facebook for ages now, but I don’t know where she lives or what her married name is!!’
So Danielle calls my mom right away to ask if she knows Tiffany, and that’s the story of how my mom reunited with her best friend from HS