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How to Win at Russian Roulette  
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(IF YOU TRY THIS, YOU ARE AN IDIOT!) In the Lee Child book Persuader, the main character relates to another character that, given that the revolver is well tuned and oiled, the odds of killing oneself in Russian roulette is fairly low, "...closer to 6000 to 1 than 6 to 1..." This is is how:

	Make sure to grease and oil the revolviong pieces of the gun thoroughly.
	Use the heaviest bullet you can find.
	Use a gun that fires rounds from the uppermost chamber of the revolver.
	The weight of the single inserted bullet round is enough for gravity to cause the cylinder to stop with the bullet in the lowest position, particularly with heavier bullets such as the .44 Magnum
	Once the cylinder is spun, the weight of the bullet tends to make the cylinder rest with the bullet toward the bottom, thus increasing the odds that a pull of the trigger will cause the hammer to fall on an empty chamber.
	The phenomenon is akin to loaded dice weighted at the bottom in order to tend to land with the weight down.
	It should be noted, however, that this fact, if true, will not necessarily save the life on one relying on it, as some guns fire the round in the lower position, such as the Mateba Autorevolver.
	It also should be noted that, One way that this "bullet bias" could be eliminated is to spin the cylinder with the barrel pointed down, so that the cylinder spins on a vertical axis instead of a horizontal one.
	It also should be noted that, more simply, the "bullet bias" is eliminated by the fact that the cylinder is typically spun quickly and then, after a short time, slapped back into the body of the gun. It is not akin to a Wheel of Fortune which comes to rest.

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