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Meaningless Statistics
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Painful Precision
• 千里の道も一歩から• Sen ri no michi mo ippo kara
老子 Lao Tzu (~500 BCE)道德經 Tao Te Ching [Dao De Jing] , Verse 64
• “Even a journey of a thousand Ri’s starts from one step.”
• “Even a Journey of 2,443.1398 Miles starts from One Step”
• “Even a Journey of a Thousand Miles starts from 0.409332787556283 Step”
葛飾北斎 , 東海道保ケ谷
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President of Rodents
“The population of mice in central New York goes up and down in a four year pattern, reaching its peak in Presidential election years. This may be a coincidence.”—Darrell Huff
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Hungry for Hot Dogs?• Hot Dogs come in packages of 10• Hot Dogs Buns come in packages of 8• You must buy 40 of each to work out evenly
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Carry a BombWhen travelling,
Always take a bomb with youonto the airplane
The odds against there being2 bombs on the same plane
are fantastic!
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⅓ of all Accidents Involve Alcohol
Conclusion:Drink as much as possible:
You’re twice as likely to have an accidentWhen you’re NOT drinking
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It has to be You
“One out of every four people is suffering from some form of mental illness. Check three friends. If they’re OK, then it’s you.”
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Most Dangerous Occupation• Fighting Fires• Backyard Sports• Cooking• Horseplay