<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by porkyboy:
Mathematicians love to make arguments with numbers, fact is, real life doesn't work that way. Gee wait, there have been no hijackings since the TSA took over..that proves things are safer, doesn't it! Eureka!

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How many hijacks were there in the U.S. before 9/11?
It amazes me how little some people feel mathematics plays in their life when I look around and feel surrounded by it