"Don Tuite" wrote in message
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On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 14:57:28 GMT, Jose
wrote:

If each jump carries a 1-in-10000 chance of dying, wouldn't the 1000th
jump also carry a 1-in-10000 chance of dying?

Yes. But the odds of being dead before reaching the 10,000th jump
increase with each jump you make.

The more times the coin turns up heads, the more likely the next toss
will be tails?
No its still 50/50

Actuary's numbers relate to populations, not individuals.

But you knew that. You just left out the smiley

Don