re: #22 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
One thing that is common is called the gambler’s fallacy. This is where one thinks a certain number/event/card has to come up because it is “due”. Or if something has come up too often then it will have to rest somehow.
And this is why roulette tables have those digital boards that show the results of the last 30 spins. “Eight blacks in a row??!! Well red has to come up this time, right??!! $5000 on red!!!”