[Husker] And now Mizzou!

[Scott R Lawson]

Well, that all depends on whether the coin is a Nebraska state quarter or a Missouri one. Also, who is flipping the coin? Is there wind to influence the flip? ;)

Scott in NY

-----Original Message-----
From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com]On Behalf
Of Theodore Heise
Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 10:15 AM
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Subject: Re: [Husker] And now Mizzou!




On Thu, 2 Nov 2006, jonlists at cbsol.com wrote:

> I hate to say it, but the fact that they haven't won in Lincoln 
> since 1978 only increases the likelihood that they might this 
> weekend...... it's in the odds, isn't it? I hope not.

Let's see if I remember how probability works...

You have a fair coin.

You toss it 15 times and get heads every time.

What are the odds of a tail on the next toss?

50:50

Ted

-- 
Theodore (Ted) Heise     <theo at heise.nu>     Bloomington, IN, USA

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