House of coincidences
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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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1. I was talking to the singer next to me in a dressing room in Paris and she told me her mother lived in a house in London that had an evil bloodhound that hid behind the gate of a neighbouring house and jumped up barking every time she passed, scaring the life out of her. Sensing the coincidence (how many bloodhounds are as mean as this?), I asked what her mother's address and yes, it was my mother's dog.
2. I met a lady at a friend's concert and she invited us to her place for Sunday lunch. I excused myself as I was due to have lunch with my mother that day. However, she gave me her address in case I changed my mind. It turned out her place was in the same street as my mother's, in fact just opposite.
Date submitted:Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:56:16 +0000Coincidence ID:6995
