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Richard Feyman told a similar story about con man he met in Vegas. He talks about the probability computations needed to work out each step in the scam -- how t
by sukilot 12y ago
Richard Feyman told a similar story about con man he met in Vegas. He talks about the probability computations needed to work out each step in the scam -- how the con man makes money off a "no-risk trial, I will pay your bet if you lose")
Mathnet on 321-Contact did the mail order prophet scam, and my dad's stockbroker friend once joked about running the same scam.
- AndyNemmity 12y agoA mathnet reference, wow. My favorite show as a kid, I even show my kids it today. Edit: Found the episode for you https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj-XMRu_q4s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj-XMRu_q4s
- casion 12y agoMan, this just lead me to tracking down and watching every Mathman segment I could find. I watched Square One so much as a kid and it directly inspired my love of engineer and math.