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In article <1992Aug25.181257.29029@news.columbia.edu> egl1@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Elizabeth G. Levy) writes:
>Note that what Mr. Packer finds strange is the 90 degree angle at
>which the tail pipe is sticking out of the ground.  A simple
>explanation would be that the photographer chose to stand at that
>particular spot, with the tail pipe at that particular angle.  It
>would have looked nicer, perhaps, in his eyes.  Note tht that the
>actual angle of the tail pipe is probably not 90 degrees.

note also that according to the basic principals of statistics, in many
cases, all outcomes are equally likely.  e.g., 45 degrees is no more likely
than 90 degrees.  since the laws of physics also apply here, i'll wager that
90 degrees (or something near that value) ends up being more likely than, say,
30 degrees, even though 30 degrees would look less bizarre.

cheers,
  richard
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