Wednesday, August 30, 2006

8-30-06

If you're a contestant on The Price is Right and make it into the second position of the Spin-Off, and the first contestant goes out, it is mathematically advantageous to take a second spin only if your first spin is 55 cents or lower. If you get a 60 or higher on your first spin, you hurt your odds of winning if you spin again.

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The 19th century philospher Charles S. Peirce spells "premises" with two S's.

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