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==Forsooths== | ==Forsooths== | ||
<blockquote> He (Persi Diaconis) proved that it takes seven shuffles to perfectly randomize a pack of cards.<br> | <blockquote> He (Persi Diaconis) proved that it takes seven shuffles to perfectly randomize a pack of cards.<br> | ||
<div align=right>Justin Mullins<br> New Scientist <br> March 24-30, 2007, p 52</div></blockquote> | <div align=right>Justin Mullins<br> New Scientist <br> March 24-30, 2007, p 52</div></blockquote> | ||
Contributed by Laurie Snell. | |||
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We were eleven people | <blockquote> We were eleven people obtaining those 30.000 millions. I want the 11% that corresponds to me. | ||
<div align=right>A politician of Madrid in a phone dialogue recorded by the police <br> El Pais <br> 20th October, 2007,</div></blockquote> | |||
Contribted by Carlos Silva | |||
==item 2== | ==item 2== | ||
Revision as of 19:12, 5 April 2007
Quotations
It is now proved beyond doubt that smoking is one of the
leading causes of statistics.
Fletcher Krebel
Reader's Digest (December 1961)
Forsooths
He (Persi Diaconis) proved that it takes seven shuffles to perfectly randomize a pack of cards.
Justin Mullins
New Scientist
March 24-30, 2007, p 52
Contributed by Laurie Snell.
We were eleven people obtaining those 30.000 millions. I want the 11% that corresponds to me.
A politician of Madrid in a phone dialogue recorded by the police
El Pais
20th October, 2007,
Contribted by Carlos Silva