Strange Meetin
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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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When I was a child we visited Cornwall each year for a holiday. When I was about 7 I became friends with one of the guys who worked there. I had a picture taken of me and him and hoped to see him the following year. However he wasn't there. 6 years later we moved to Cornwall and when buying new furniture from a store I spotted a familiar figure. I couldn't be sure it was him though. So the next time we went in the store I took the picture and asked him what he was doing 6 years prior. He thought for a while and I produced the photo. Turns out it was him and he had only recently moved back into Cornwall. Since then the shop has shut down and I've not seen him since... Maybe we'll meet again one day!
Date submitted:Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:14:33 +0000Coincidence ID:6950
