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 The Surprisingly Solid Mathematical Case of the Tin Foil Hat 
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The Surprisingly Solid Mathematical Case of the Tin Foil Hat Gun Prepper

https://medium.com/s/story/the-surprisingly-solid-mathematical-case-of-the-tin-foil-hat-gun-prepper-15fce7d10437

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I am not a prepper. But I know a few. Some of the ones I do know are smart. They may not be doing as deep an analysis as I present here, on a mathematical level, but the smart ones are definitely doing it at a subconscious level. If you want to understand the perspectives of others, as everyone in my opinion should strive to do, then you would do well to read to the end of this article. To get where we’re going, we will need to discuss the general framework of disaster mathematics.


Worth the time to read. Very rational analysis of prepping

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Never thought the probabilities were so high; feel somewhat vindicated [straps TF hat a little tighter]

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Well, the math is pretty rudimentary, but the message is good.


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Good luck finding tin foil. It's aluminum foil.

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Good luck finding tin foil. It's aluminum foil.


Good luck finding a spork. Now it's a soy based multi-functional eating utensil

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RocketScott wrote:
SporkBoy wrote:
Good luck finding tin foil. It's aluminum foil.


Good luck finding a spork. Now it's a soy based multi-functional eating utensil


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Tin foil hats and prepping don’t have that much to do with each other. Sometimes they overlap, but being prepared for disasters, doesn’t mean you believe in conspiracies.

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I have a ready supply of titanium and tactical sporks. No soy allowed!

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That was pretty good and probably the best answer was this one:
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“Why would you want to own one of those things, anyway?” please don’t be surprised if they simply respond, “Why wouldn’t you?”

indeed. His math is over simplistic because revolutions depend on way more factors than just how many times they have happened. But the numbers also should make everyone stop and think.

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Numbers, unless they mean quantity... Meh... :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:

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