I put the gun to your head and pull the trigger. Now watch me as I put two bullets in the gun into adjacent chambers. It’s a stupid game, never play it!Īccording to the internet (so it has to be true), there is a variant of the Russian Roulette problem that is commonly asked as an interview question. You have a one in six chance that the live round stopped in the firing position. The probability of surviving is an, easy to calculate, and very unhealthy, 83.3% (5/6). If the round stopped in the firing position, you die. When the spindle stops (presumably in a random position), you pull the trigger.ĬLICK! If the chamber was empty you live. However, just in case, here’s a recap of the vanilla variant: You take a revolver which has six empty chambers, insert a single cartridge, and then give the cylinder a good spin.
Most people are familiar with the game of Russian Roulette.
Russian Roulette (with additional rounds)
