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This is a fully functional mirror. It used to be http://oddulo.us/ but the project ended and the domain expired. All links should be updated to work properly on ericsalerno.com.

Oddulous is a research project that was created to help users visualize astronomically high odds when it comes to things like getting struck by lightning or winning the lottery. Some people say that human beings have trouble wrapping their heads around really big numbers. Oddulous leverages the awesome power of the pixel to help you understand your odds. Oddulous is hosted by DreamHost!

As most of the odds are user submitted, they don't always include surces. Please include a source with figures or include your own figures as to how you calculated the odds. Thanks!

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Odds of dying on a bicycle - 1 in 4,111 Submitted by buzzkill on 02/13/2009 (178 hits, 0 cmts) From http://www.nsc.org/research/odds.aspx
Odds of Dying by Accidental Drowning - 1 in 79,065 Submitted by Anonymous on 04/29/2008 (446 hits, 0 cmts) No Description
Odds of having "natural" Quintuplets - 1 in 55,000,000 Submitted by beefcake on 01/09/2008 (683 hits, 0 cmts) Source, 'natural' means not using fertility drugs and quints are five.
Odds of getting an honest politician in America. - 1 in 99,999,999 Submitted by Anonymouss on 01/04/2008 (469 hits, 0 cmts) Seriously.
Being the winning sperm - 1 in 300,000,000 Submitted by Anonymous on 01/03/2008 (582 hits, 3 cmts) The chance for any one sperm to reach the egg in human reproduction. We are all winners! (1/300 million is a rough estimate)
Rolling a 36 using 6 dice - 1 in 46,656 Submitted by Anonymous on 01/03/2008 (494 hits, 0 cmts) What the title says.
New York LOTTO Jackpot on a one dollar play - 1 in 22,528,737 Submitted by Slz on 01/03/2008 (497 hits, 1 cmts) Significantly better than MegaMillions but not nearly as much of a prize.
Getting a royal flush - 1 in 650,000 Submitted by dzk on 01/02/2008 (1,172 hits, 1 cmts) Odds of getting a royal flush in poker
Odds of picking a four leaf clover from a patch - 1 in 10,000 Submitted by slz on 12/20/2007 (1,274 hits, 0 cmts) Each pixel represents a clover in a patch and one of them is a four leaf clover. Source
Odds of dying from an injury in the next year. - 1 in 1,820 Submitted by Anonymous on 12/19/2007 (748 hits, 0 cmts) Source: http://www.funny2.com/odds.htm
Odds of picking the number I'm thinking of between 1 and 1024 - 1 in 1,024 Submitted by Anonymous on 12/18/2007 (758 hits, 2 cmts) Every year, thousands of people try to guess the number I'm thinking of between 1 and 1024... but on average, only 1 in 1024 of them guess it correctly.
You're one in a BILLION! - 1 in 1,000,000,000 Submitted by Anonymous on 12/17/2007 (1,588 hits, 0 cmts) A billion pixels! Wow. The government spends how much of our taxes?
Odds of Getting Killed in a Car Wreck - 1 in 7,600,000 Submitted by Slz on 12/14/2007 (1,032 hits, 0 cmts) They are significantly higher than dying in a plane crash. Source
Odds of Being Killed in a Plane Crash - 1 in 52,600,000 Submitted by Sleaze on 12/14/2007 (1,015 hits, 0 cmts) The source is from Plane Crash Info
Odds of Getting a Hole in One - 1 in 5,000 Submitted by Anonymous on 12/14/2007 (639 hits, 0 cmts) No Description
You're One In a Million Babe! - 1 in 1,000,000 Submitted by Blargh64 on 12/05/2007 (1,329 hits, 0 cmts) Saying someone is "one in a million" may or may not be the compliment that you think it is!
Odds of Dying From a Car Accident - 1 in 18,585 Submitted by Cookie on 12/04/2007 (1,144 hits, 2 cmts) This is based on the number of lethal and nonlethal car accidents in the U.S. and the amount of driving citizens.
Picking an integer against MAXINT on a signed integer - 1 in 2,147,483,647 Submitted by Sleazy on 11/30/2007 (669 hits, 0 cmts) Sorry we don't have any interest in using 64bit or unsigned 32bit integers on this website right now and since no one cares, we don't.
Odds of Becoming President - 1 in 10,000,000 Submitted by Anonymous on 11/26/2007 (578 hits, 1 cmts) No Description
Odds of Getting Killed by Lightning - 1 in 2,320,000 Submitted by Anonymous on 11/20/2007 (552 hits, 0 cmts) This is getting killed, not just getting struck.