‘What do people not realize has an extremely low chance of happening?’ 23 eye-opening million-to-one shots

Do you ever fantasise about becoming an online influencer and earning loads of cash for not doing much? Or worry about dying in a freak lightning strike?

We only mention this because over on Reddit, user Puffsheep had the following question for their fellow Redditors.

‘What do people not realize has an extremely low chance of happening?’

And we’ve read all the answers – what were the chances of that? – and these 23 struck us as all surefire million to one shots.

1.

‘Shark attack while ocean swimming. Such a freak occurrence it’s not remotely worth considering.’
-Utterlybored

2.

‘Being thrown from a car during an accident, and coming out unharmed. I know people to this day that don’t wear seatbelts because they think it’s safer to be thrown out.’
-spiff2268

3.

‘People often overestimate the chance of a plane crash, but the odds are about 1 in 11 million for a commercial flight.’
-Acko_1994

4.

‘Hollywood stealing your idea because you told someone in a bar it’d be cool if Batman fought Deadpool.’
-JeffRyan1

5.

‘Dislocating your kneecap when you sneeze. Happened to a coworker of mine. Their doctor said that it’s not common, but it isn’t unheard of.’
-Wappening

6.

‘Crowded restaurant in a foreign country, stranger eating alone offered to share their table, found we had mutual friends.’
-dickhead4urmom

7.

‘Drowning in quicksand. I spent far too much time as a child thinking this was going to be an adult concern.’
-blood_kite

8.

‘Being attacked by a trans woman in the bathroom. The chances are so low it essentially doesn’t happen. Transwomen are much more likely to be victims of violence than perpetrators.’
-Princess_Glitterbutt

9.

‘Winning the lottery. People often dream about it, but the odds are astronomically low. You’re more likely to get struck by lightning or become a movie star.’
-bigman2000x

10.

‘Falling out of a bunk bed. Why would you fall out of a bunk bed? Do you fall out of your bed?’
-ZacharyRoyBoy

11.

‘To die in an elevator accident. It’s not common at all. A lot of factors need to be lined up and most of the time if one factor is out of line the elevator will automatically be out of service. You might get trapped in one for a long time, but to die is actually near impossible.’
-SafetySweet

12.

‘Getting famous. You can even be talented but it’s not a guarantee you will be famous or even making a living at whatever it is.’
-ImprovementFar5054