Yes, compared to Todd Rose's own article telling the story https://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2016/01/16/when-us-air-force-discovered-the-flaw-of-averages.htm

Yes, compared to Todd Rose's own article telling the story https://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2016/01/16/when-us-air-force-discovered-the-flaw-of-averages.html https://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2016/01/16/when-us-air-... this feels like a bland summary. Mind you, even Rose's version waters things down quite a bit: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31961179 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31961179 .