Ants on a triangle

Three ants sit on the corners of a triangle. Each independently picks a direction (clockwise or counter-clockwise) uniformly at random and walks along an edge. What is the probability that none of them collide?

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  1. When is there NO collision?
  2. Count the favorable direction combinations out of 8.

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0.25

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