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[–] Zron 9 points 1 month ago (3 children)

That’s an interesting question as to whether the infinity gauntlet rounds down.

Like, if there were 3 survivors of a species and thanos snapped the universe, does the gauntlet round up to 2 survivors, or down to one?

[–] Bytemeister 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I thought it was just an instantaneous, every living thing has a 50/50 chance of living or dying. No rounding, no species specific exceptions.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

So that means that since bacteria and the like outnumber us by orders of magnitude, statistically speaking, multicellular life would be wiped out completely.

[–] Bytemeister 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

No, they reproduce pretty quickly. Wipe out 50 % of the bacteria in your body, and they will recover in a few hours.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

That's not how probabilities work. Every lifeform flips a coin. It doesn't matter what everyone else got, you still have a 50/50 chance.

[–] iAvicenna 1 points 1 month ago

or down to one and a half?