The Tardis Lift

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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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Over 40 years ago, a lift in a Liverpool hotel appeared to pick floors at random due to some fault. After several long waits over two days, whilst returning to our rooms for the night, I remarked to my colleague that "this lift is just like the Tardis", at that instant without warning the lift pinged the door opened and out strode William Hartnell , the then Dr. Who, in full costume with his silver topped cane. Needless to say, whilst standing open mouthed, the lift door closed, and our wait began all over again. info. In those days the Dr. of the day was unable to guide his craft, it took him to the point of need.
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