Unique ID (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/pics@lemmy.world
 

I work on gas meters. They tend to last decades before needing replacement. I won the lottery and showed up to the property that had this unique meter ID. The odds of coming across this specific number was really really slim.

A Puget Sound Energy gas meter badge with the unique ID of 1234567

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[–] 19 points 9 months ago (1 child)
  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    The odds of coming across this specific number was really really slim.

    Actually, the odds are exactly the same as any other specific number

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (1 child)

    We’re still years away from sound-based energy technology, although the “scream-beam” has proven quite effective in early trials on political prisoners

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