Ever notice how differently people react to probability? When the doctor says "999 patients were fine," civilians are like "SWEET ODDS!" while mathematicians are thinking "I'M LITERALLY DOOMED." 😱
The Gambler's Fallacy strikes again! Just because 999 successful surgeries happened doesn't mean the 1000th is guaranteed to fail. Each surgery is an independent event with the same 0.1% failure chance.
It's like flipping a coin 10 times and getting heads every time. That 11th flip? Still 50/50! But try telling that to your brain when you're counting anesthesia sheep...