In article <48e40bfc$0$90339$804603d3@auth.newsreader.iphouse.com>,
dsgood@iphouse.com (Dan Goodman) wrote:

> > I wrote a letter to the Independent suggesting that 1,019 and 1,011
> > were misprints for 10^19 and 10^11 and someone who saw it pointed out
> > that 1 in 10^11 is still too high a probability, as it would mean
> > people would evaporate whilst shaving about once every fifty days.
> 
> Another reason to be glad I've had a beard for some time now.

I made that very point in my letter.  It's still on the Indie's website,
about half way down this page:


http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/letters/letters-the-education-system-

925530.html

In article ,
prd@pauldormer.cix.co.uk (Paul Dormer) wrote:

> 
> http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/letters/letters-the-education-s
> ystem-
> 
> 925530.html

Hmm, watch for the line break.  Don't know how that got there.


http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/letters/letters-the-education-system-
925530.html