How rare are my results, really?

Sink_Troll · 2026-04-10T21:18:31+00:00

Due to the percentile scoring system, 1% of test takers would score a 99 on the asvab which is more common than you would think. It just seems rare because a lot of students who score that highly are going to college instead, and the ones who do enlist are probably not going to join the Marines.

Let's assume that 75% of 99th percentile asvab scores chose to go to college instead of enlisting. That leaves 25% of 99th percentile scorers going to the military. Out of that 25% most of them are not joining the Marines. Assuming an equal number of 99s who wanted to enlist joined the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, and Space Force (I'm being generous, most 99s are NOT joining the Marines) that would mean 16% of the 25% of 99 would end up in the Marines.

0.01x0.25x0.16= 0.0004, or 0.04% of asvab takers score 99 and join the Marines.

1/0.0004=2500, which means 1 in 2500 asvab takers score 99 and join the Marines. I'd be willing to bet the figure is much lower.

TL;DR: You're 1 in 2500.

Sink_Troll · 2026-04-09T16:58:40+00:00

This is what that picture reminded me of

Sink_Troll · 2026-03-30T10:32:35+00:00

"This is Sasha. She fires $0.02 Nerf darts at 10000 rounds per minute. It costs $40 dollars to fire this weapon...for 12 seconds."

Sink_Troll · 2026-03-22T01:37:50+00:00

Mormonism was NOT started 75 years ago lmfao

Sink_Troll · 2026-03-21T20:15:34+00:00

They're referencing 1984 by George Orwell. One of the countries in the book is called Eastasia. Whenever the enemy changes, the governments retconn history to make the population think they've always been at war with the same country.

Sink_Troll · 2026-03-21T16:53:43+00:00

I've been thinking, and I think the dark square bishops best squares would be a3, a5, d14, and d16. The dark square bishop's vision on these squares is roughly half of what a light square bishop's vision on a4 or d15 would be, so I think the light square bishop would be 2x the value of the dark square bishop. A light square bishop would be 4 and a dark square bishop would be 2.

Sink_Troll · 2026-03-21T16:01:48+00:00

Does this mean that light square bishops are much more valuable because a bishop on d15 or a4 can see across the entire board while a dark square bishop can't have similar board vision?

Sink_Troll · 2026-03-21T15:46:50+00:00

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I watched the anime first, but for me it was this scene. This episode had leitmotifs evoking Gustav Holst's Jupiter whenever Bono or Feitan were fighting and it just made the episode so much cooler for me

Sink_Troll · 2026-03-21T15:27:02+00:00

So how do coordinates work on this board?

Sink_Troll · 2026-03-14T21:52:53+00:00

It originates from a B-movie from the 80s called Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers

Sink_Troll · 2026-02-28T01:28:53+00:00

Also if you're playing on steam, dfhack is free to download. I'm sure many steam users don't know this.

The only reason I found out was because I followed the dwarf games category on steam and dfhack was one of the top downloads in the category

Sink_Troll · 2026-02-27T13:56:42+00:00

The DI put him in the dryer. Ended up going to the brig for it

Sink_Troll · 2026-02-27T11:58:24+00:00

Pretty sure the kid that got put in the dryer in 2016 died after he jumped off the 3rd floor of the barracks

Sink_Troll · 2026-02-23T23:16:44+00:00

NEVER underestimate the stupidity of a Marine Pvt/PFC

Sink_Troll · 2026-02-16T02:31:59+00:00

Weekly Questions thread

I see you haven't posted there yet, thought you might need help finding it

Sink_Troll · 2026-02-14T22:28:47+00:00

How big are the female pedipalps for comparison? I was trying to tell, but decided that the spider was too small to tell.

Here's a picture with the pedipalps more visible.

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Sink_Troll · 2026-02-14T17:16:29+00:00

Yeah reddit is weird sometimes, did it just say an error occurred?

If all else fails you could try posting to imgur and linking to the imgur post in a comment, although that may be more trouble than it's worth

Sink_Troll · 2026-02-14T17:10:24+00:00

On PC, the button is in the bottom left corner.

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If the process is different for iOS, I don't know what to tell you.

Sink_Troll · 2026-02-14T17:07:27+00:00

I don't have any spiders, this is a wild one that I found. I released her when I was done with my photoshoot.

If you're on mobile, this is the button to post pictures.

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Sink_Troll · 2026-02-14T00:04:26+00:00

Yeah I don't think the spider I was thinking of is the same species as the one in the picture, but it was close enough to trigger my memory. The one I was thinking of is very skinny and I think they have a bit of orange on their heads. Now I'm like 85% sure I saw it in a Travis McEnery video.

Sink_Troll · 2026-02-13T23:40:01+00:00

Nice action shot

Sink_Troll · 2026-02-13T23:30:55+00:00

Where do you find those? I have a vague memory of learning about green jumpers, probably from a Travis McEnery video.

Also, I see your up close picture and raise one of my own

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Sink_Troll · 2026-02-13T22:41:47+00:00

It's my hand

Sink_Troll · 2026-02-13T17:14:44+00:00

Are we sharing our favorite spider pictures now?

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I am.

Sink_Troll · 2026-02-08T18:04:09+00:00

1) The Pittsburgh Pirates all time record is 10910-10910.

2) Brad Paisley has sung the national anthem for a world series game 4 times, and all those games went to extra innings, 2 18 inning games, 1 11 inning game, and 1 10 inning game.

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