Schwinn Twins

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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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As I sat in a nearby park talking on the phone, a man approached asking for what I thought was a ciggarette. He sat down next to me in a socially invasive manner and began fiddling with his bicycle. When my call ended, we conversed. His bicycle was a very unique sea foam green Italian road bike that I have never seen before. The man told me how he previously had toe clips and gave a few other details of his history with this cycle. After a brief interlude, I walked home and of the handful of bikes I saw on my journey, I came across an almost exact replica of the one possessed by the man I'd just encountered. Tied up outside my local chemist was the same sea foam green vintage bicycle with all the accessories including the toe clips that were mentioned as they were missing on previously encountered model. I brushed it off remembering the man's mention of having a twin brother somewhere close by, but he also shared that he bought his bike second hand for 200 quid! How crazily serendipitous! My life would be more than complete if such luck would bring me to find the twin of my disgruntled girlfriend tied up somewhere nearby, I'd swiftly snatch the newer model and pray for a smoother ride.
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Date submitted:Sat, 25 Mar 2017 02:23:01 +0000Coincidence ID:9062