time stood still

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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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My partner was killed in an accident in May, 2007. Two policemen arrived to inform me of the terrible news, as sensitively as they possibly could, together with some of the details. It was absolute hell. As they tried to explain the circumstances, they gave the exact time of his death as 11.40am. I glanced up at my clock, which had stopped at 11.40am.
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Date submitted:Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:59:10 +0000Coincidence ID:4791