[Solved] A Russian gangster kidnaps you. He puts two bullets in consecutive order in an empty six-round revolver, spins it, points it at your head and shoots. *Click* You’re still alive! He then asks you, “Do you want me to spin it again and fire or pull the trigger again right away?” Which option will give you a higher probability of not being shot at?

This riddle has been around for some time on internet platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp, and many people still argue over what the answer might be, as there are many possibilities. The correct answer is The option to pull the trigger again will give a higher probability of not being shot. The key hint here is that the bullets were loaded adjacent to each other. There are 4 ways to arrange the revolver with consecutive bullets so that the first shot is blank. These are the possible scenarios: (xBBxxx) (xxBBxx) (xxxBBx) (xxxxBB) The other two scenarios would have meant you got shot on the first attempt. (BBxxxx) or (BxxxxB). Now look at the second slot in the 4 possible scenarios above. The odds of getting shot are 1⁄4 or 25% (Only the first scenario would get you shot). But if you respin, there are 2 bullets remaining and a total of 6 slots, which gives a probability of 2⁄6 or 33% of being shot.