I need to inject some comic relief
Jun 15, 2008 | 7:24 pm
#1
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I need to inject some comic relief
This is from John Allen Paulos's book, Innumeracy, Mathematical Illiteracy and its Consequences:
"A man who travels a lot was concerned about the possibility of a bomb on board his plane. He determined the probability of this, and found it to be low but not low enough forhim, so now he always travels with a bomb in his suitcase. He reasons that the probability of two bombs being on board would be infinitesimal."
"A man who travels a lot was concerned about the possibility of a bomb on board his plane. He determined the probability of this, and found it to be low but not low enough forhim, so now he always travels with a bomb in his suitcase. He reasons that the probability of two bombs being on board would be infinitesimal."
Jun 15, 2008 | 7:53 pm
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Well, Yeah!
I agree completely!
I once chose an airline because they had just had a disaster.
Not comic relief- but I do believe in the ;aw pf averages/ law of
I once chose an airline because they had just had a disaster.
Not comic relief- but I do believe in the ;aw pf averages/ law of
Last edited by Princess1; Jun 15, 2008 at 8:40 pm
Jun 15, 2008 | 9:31 pm
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