Mr R W-S

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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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Traveling to Hong Kong with my daughter I pointed out to her that her initials H K were apt - then when we were sat on the flight we noticed that we were in seats H and K but incredibly after our first dinner that evening in Hong Kong we came out of the restaurant and Helen said to me " can you believe this Dad" pointing to the steel grate casings in the pavement - they were simply stamped in raised lettering HK WS (her full initials) - Hong Kong Water System !
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Date submitted:Sun, 15 Jan 2012 13:59:53 +0000Coincidence ID:4611