How many times do you push the button?

You're presented with a button that has a 90% chance of giving you four hundred thousand dollars and a 10% chance of fatally blowing up your brain. How many times do you press it?

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wetncthru · F

Not more than 9.

BlueVeins · 22-25

@wetncthru You've rolled 1, 2, 1, 8, 6, 9, 6, and then a 10. You're dead, but you have $2,800,000.

wetncthru · F

@BlueVeins $2.8m? Great ... Satan has the best shops!

BlueVeins · 22-25

@wetncthru Your probability of survival was .387420489.

wetncthru · F

@BlueVeins Better odds than I expected!!!!