Eye of the needle
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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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For some reason this afternoon,the image of a needle entering an eye came into my head. Being a tad squeamish it was not the sort of thing I relished seeing in an half-asleep state.
This evening I was reading someone's FBook profile where they had posted a letter to one of the papers about J Rees-Mogg which referred to the bible passage ' a camel passing through the eye of a needle' and rich men entering heaven etc.
The TV was running Under Seige 2 starring Steven Seagal and this passage was uttered:
"Travis Dane: Our psychological profile on you says you will. However, if you wish to prove that profile incorrect, watch closely as an intensly hot needle penetrates the lens of one of the most beautiful eyes in the world. The needlepoint will pass through the lens with, very little difficulty. The heat will cauterize and seal the wound, but will continue to transfer heat into the fluid of the eye. The fluid comes to a boil, and the eyeball itself... explodes."
Go figure.
Date submitted:Tue, 03 Apr 2018 23:03:19 +0000Coincidence ID:9961
