I parked in a side road in Royal Leamington Spa today and - when I returned - found that the car next to me had a registration number identical except for one letter. I wonder what he chances are of that happening?
Higher than you might think, given that you have a relatively mainstream car, and are in your home region. I would need to go to North Staffordshire to improve my chances on the location, but my car is relatively uncommon (Honda Jazz}.
Higher than you might think, given that you have a relatively mainstream car, and are in your home region. I would need to go to North Staffordshire to improve my chances on the location, but my car is relatively uncommon (Honda Jazz}.
ReplyDeleteI think this is a fermi problem
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