Advanced Probability Paradoxes

• Two Envelopes Paradox - Two envelopes - one has twice as much money. You pick one. Should you switch? The math says always s...

• Boy/Girl Paradox - "I have two children. At least one is a boy." What's the probability both are boys? Intuition says 1...

• Ant on a Rubber Rope - An ant crawls 1 cm/s on a rubber rope that stretches 1 km/s. Will it ever reach the end? Impossibly,...

• Ladder Paradox - A 20-foot ladder moves at 0.9c. Can it fit in a 10-foot garage? From the garage's view: YES. From th...

• Tea Leaf Paradox - When you stir tea, why do the leaves gather in the CENTER, not the edges? Centrifugal force should p...

• Russell's Paradox - Consider the set of all sets that don't contain themselves. Does it contain itself? If yes, then no....

• Necktie Paradox - Two men bet their neckties: whoever has the cheaper one wins both. Each reasons: "I might lose mine,...

• Service Recovery Paradox - Customers who experience a service failure and then get excellent recovery are MORE satisfied than c...