A Twin Thing
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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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One of my stepsons joined a camping expedition in a remote part of the Lake District, despite having just had a knee operation and being on crutches. As he could only stop a couple of nights he and his girlfriend left at teatime on the Sunday. Unbeknowns to him and the rest of the group his identical twin brother had decided to visit the area (somewhere they both knew very well) on an impromptu visit and arrived at dusk on the same day. On seeing a campfire he decided to see who his neighbours were. Needless to say the group were surprised to see an apparently recovered friend bounding down the hill towards them, and he was amazed to see a group of mutual friends already ensconced, although he was disappointed to have missed his brother. As twins their lives have been intertwined with various such coincidences.
Date submitted:Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:45:18 +0000Coincidence ID:5394
