Postcard
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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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I was moving a friend into her new flat and at the same time helping a mate move his girlfriend to a new home. When we arrived at my mates girlfriends new home they were annoyed that the sellers had left furniture there. I thought it was quite good stuff so asked my friend if she wanted any furniture. She needed a bedside cabinet so I took one and delivered it to her. At the bottom of the cabinet she took out an old postcard that had been sent from New Zealand. It was a picture of a cable car in Wellington. She was excited as it was a cable car her dad used to take her on as a treat when she was a child. We then looked at the date the card was sent and, coincidentally, it was sent in 1987 - the same year she left New Zealand for the UK.
Date submitted:Thu, 13 Sep 2012 20:35:02 +0000Coincidence ID:6483
