“Thus there is a 1.8% chance that none of the molecules you are (still) holding in your lungs came from Caesar’s last breath. And there is a 98.2% chance that at least one of the molecules in your lungs came from Caesar’s last breath. From John Allen Paulos’s Innumeracy.”
One Hundred Interesting Mathematical Calculations, Number 7: Archive Entry From Brad DeLong’s Webjournal
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