Coincidence or Karma...
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understandinguncertainty.org was produced by the Winton programme for the public understanding of risk based in the Statistical Laboratory in the University of Cambridge. The aim was to help improve the way that uncertainty and risk are discussed in society, and show how probability and statistics can be both useful and entertaining.
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... maybe both.
In 1970 when I was 10, my best friend and I started collecting coins. My dad knew a man in town that had a really nice collection and got us invited over to take a look and maybe learn more about the hobby. A few days later dad said that Mr. "Smith" found some coins missing and was sure we took them. My father knew my friend and I wouldn't take something that didn't belong to us. We were all pretty upset by the whole deal.
....<FLASH 40 YEARS INTO THE FUTURE>....
Christmastime, 2010, My father called me and asked if I was still into coins. I said, "Not like I used to be, but sure." That year he sent me a collection I had seen before. I found out that at some point over the years dad had made a personal loan to Mr. "Smith" and he put the coin collection up as collateral. Well, as you can guess, he defaulted. There's one coin alone that grades out at a thousand dollars.
Karma's not such a b|tch if you're on the right side of it. :)
Date submitted:Wed, 13 Mar 2013 22:13:38 +0000Coincidence ID:6844
