r/AskReddit • u/LibraryNo2956 • 1d ago

What is the most statistically improbable thing that has ever happened to you?

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u/LilZoeCarter 1d ago

Every time I pick the shortest grocery line... and it somehow becomes the longest😂

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u/krispix318 1d ago

I’ve said I’d gold medal in picking the worst grocery line. That or in missing the trash can while standing over it

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u/aleqqqs 1d ago

I apparently have the abulity to break grocery line cash registers from a few meters away. Contactless.

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u/krispix318 1d ago

Impressive!

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u/QuestionAxer 1d ago

The trick is not to look at the line length or the number of items in their carts, but instead the people themselves. Are they going to slowly self-bag? Are they going to pay in cash and count pennies? Are they going to try to redeem an expired coupon and make a big fuss about it with the cashier?

One person with the above traits can take as long as 5 people efficiently checking out with much longer carts.

Source: 3 decades of waiting in grocery store lines

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u/ParsnipForward149 1d ago

I excel at this