Friday, 8 August 2014

Always take a bomb

We are going on holiday, me and my wife. And we are going by plane. Normally we go by car, but  this year we are flying. I have always been a little bit afraid of flying. And after we ordered our holiday there have been several accidents and lots of lives have been lost. I am worried.

I talked to Uncle Jack about it.

- Don't worry, it's the safest way to travel, he said.

I was not convinced. I'm afraid a terrorist of some kind will be on board with a bomb.

- What's the probability of that? was his reaction. Think of the thousands of flights everyday. When did you last hear about a bomb on a plane? The probability of someone with a bomb on a plane is extremely small.

I must still have looked dubious, for he added:

- Bring a bomb yourself. The probability of two people bringing a bomb on the same plane is infinitesimal, it is almost non-existent.

Uncle Jack has a solution to every problem.

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