Re: Let's see what happens

From: Boris Mohar (borism_-void-__at_sympatico.ca)
Date: 07/28/04 

Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 21:03:22 -0400

On Tue, 27 Jul 2004 20:24:44 -0400, "K. Jones"
<shadetree1999@hotmailNODAMNSPAM.com> wrote:

>Ok, two engineers at work are having a, ummm, "difference of opinion" on how
>to solve a useless problem.
>
>I quote :"If you were to flip a coin - just a regular coin toss - there are
>three possible outcomes.
> 1.. Heads
> 2.. Tails
> 3.. Or it lands and remains on its edge."
>Which has led to another "discussion" as to which newsgroup would be the
>most appropriate forum for this question.

 What is the question?

>One suggests sci.physics because of momentum etc., the other says
>probability, as you can neglect it landing and remaining on edge, because
>the possibility of it doing so is infinitesimally small.
>
>Any suggestions I can relay to these two mental midgets?
>
>
>Thanks,
>
>K. Jones 

-- 
    Boris Mohar

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