1) There is no proof (proofs are very important mathematically. Have you ever done one?) that the TSA is the reason there haven't been any terrorist acts since 9/11. I have a rock that I claim keeps terrorists away. There is just as much specious evidence that my rock keeps terrorists away as there is evidence that the TSA does.
2) As tazi pointed out, your attempts of terrorism vs. successful terrorism ratio is just another example of how mathematically unsound your agency is. You'll need to examine L'Hospital's Rule if you want to even attempt to divide something approaching 0 by something else approaching 0. However, what the TSA really needs is a good course in Probability Theory, for its actions are a complete disgrace when one considers what the probability of a hijacking taking place with some items the idiocy of the TSA attempts to ban.
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by screenerandproudofit:
REALITY CHECK
The last time I looked, mathematics was an wxact science. Try this for exact. Question 1. Since the implementation of the TSA methods of screening, how many acts of terrorism have been attempted on our airlines? Answer 1. Pick any number. Question 2. How many acts of terrorism have been accomplished on our airlines in that time? Answer 2. 0 Now divide Answer 1 by answer 2 and you get 0%. And 0% is a very nice number.</font>
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[This message has been edited by Spiff (edited 01-29-2003).]