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  • I Ian Write

    It always appears that whenever you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong.

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    Dalek Dave
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    It is called the 50-50-90 rule and has been around since Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth.

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    • L LittleYellowBird

      Also, in books and films 'million-to-one-chances' work '9 times out of 10'! :rolleyes:

      Ali

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      Alison P wrote:

      Also, in books and films 'million-to-one-chances' work '9 times out of 10'!

      Damn! That means I would have to buy 13.983816 lottery tickets to be 90% sure of winning. Hmm... anyone want to buy 0.016184 of a lottery ticket?

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        Also, in books and films 'million-to-one-chances' work '9 times out of 10'! :rolleyes:

        Ali

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        Simon P Stevens
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        That's clearly a Prattchet quote. Great books.

        Simon

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          It always appears that whenever you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong.

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          Mark_Wallace
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          Someone tell my analyst that I'm receiving messages from beyond, again.

          I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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            It is called the 50-50-90 rule and has been around since Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth.

            ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]

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            Ian Write
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            Shameless heck.

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            • I Ian Write

              Shameless heck.

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              Dalek Dave
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              Google "50 50 90 Rule". There are 45,200,000 results.

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                That's clearly a Prattchet quote. Great books.

                Simon

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                Pete OHanlon
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                That's "who ever heard of it's a 999,999 to 1 chance coming off?"

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                  Google "50 50 90 Rule". There are 45,200,000 results.

                  ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]

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                  Dalek Dave wrote:

                  There are 45,200,000 results.

                  :omg:

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                  • D Dalek Dave

                    It is called the 50-50-90 rule and has been around since Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth.

                    ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]

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                    LittleYellowBird
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                    No, the 50-50-90 rule is me sharing Maltesers with a couple of friends .... oh no, make that the 5-5-90 rule! ;)

                    Ali

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                      Someone tell my analyst that I'm receiving messages from beyond, again.

                      I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                      Dalek Dave
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                      Don't know why that was 1'd, have 5 to recuperate.

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