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Blaise Pascal - did you know?
Caveman, Evil Unix Sysadmin, betting shop operative, and SuDoku addict (Its an odd mix, but someone has to do it) Started conversation Dec 21, 2004
Did you know that Blaise Pascal also invented the Roulette Wheel?
Actually, even the Romans had wheel based games of chance, working with chariot wheels and so forth, betting on where an upturned wheel would stop, however Blaise Pascal did the necessary calculations to create the Roulette (lit: 'small wheel') such that each section was equally likely to have the ball land in it as each of the others.
So, next time you are winning or losing, you know who to thank (or blame)
Jim
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