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The waiting time paradox: why is my bus always late? (2018)

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219 points skadamat | 4 comments | 20 Aug 24 13:55 UTC | HN request time: 0.44s | source
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incognito124 ◴[20 Aug 24 15:41 UTC] No.41301064[source]▶
But, somehow, lighting a cigarette at the station makes the bus spawn instantly. 100% reproducible.
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1. onlyrealcuzzo ◴[20 Aug 24 15:43 UTC] No.41301075[source]▶
As a non smoker, I'll buy some cigarettes and see if I can reproduce.

Thanks for the tip!

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2. Something1234 ◴[20 Aug 24 16:11 UTC] No.41301326[source]▶
Waste of time because the universe knows you don't actually want that pleasure of the cigarette and will be further punished by the cigarette for your hubris.
3. bregma ◴[20 Aug 24 16:43 UTC] No.41301616[source]▶
Filter tip only, I hope.
4. Terr_ ◴[20 Aug 24 18:00 UTC] No.41302340[source]▶
I've been told by the manufacturers that cigarettes increase the odds of reproducing.

https://xkcd.com/583/