imagine it this way
if there are 10 olympic runners each averaging a time of 9.5-10.5 seconds in a 100metre run.. only 1 can win
take one person off the track does not make the other runners run slower. it just means the chances of the 9 remaining runners winning increases. the average win is still the same average. but now 9 people get more wins when they run regularly
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taking one competitor out of the race does not impact the speed of the other runners.
if one runner doesnt turn up. the other runners dont suddenly walk the 100m out of compassion for a lost competitor. the other runners still run at their same average speed. and now get a higher chance of winning per race
No franky1, it doesn't work like that.
Each of those miners wins when they got the best time, but when the Russian athlete is disqualified the winning time will be the second-fastest, driving the average down. If it were like you imagine you could drive out 9 of that athletes and you will still get the same time, and then you could chop his legs and the and you will still get the same time.
Also, the model is completely stupid, since you have 9 people averaging each 9.5-10.5 the winning time deciding the average won't be 10 it will be closer to 9.5 as each athlete will at least once hit 9.5 with a 1/10 chance but it will take a 1/100 chance for a winning time to be 10.5 to compensate.