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    A Conversation with Len Fisher

    By Laura Silver Posted on 1.15.2009 69 Comments

    Chances are you've played Rock, Paper, Scissors, but how do you calculate your strategy, if you have one at all? In Rock, Paper, Scissors: Game Theory in Everyday Life, physicist Len Fisher points out that putting yourself in your opponent's mindset is a key to success in the game.

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    1.10.2009 at 04:21am - Comment by fortgeorge

    Sounds like an interesting book, will look forward to reading it whether I win it or not.

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    Bunk Beds Declared Dangerous!

    By Posted on 6.4.2008 6 Comments

    Clamber down a bunk bed ladder in the black of night at your own risk, says a large new study of the double-decker berths: falls, head entrapment, strangulation, and even ceiling fan entanglement may await.

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    6.11.2008 at 04:33pm - Comment by fortgeorge

    Umm, my brother and I grew up sleeping in bunk beds for about 14 years and were never hurt once, same with my two sisters. Just don't act like a retard on the bed, simple as that. Most people these days seem to let their kids act like jackasses, that's probably the whole reason behind the kids getting hurt. Hell it's probably 90% of the reason any kid gets hurt. Just make them settle down and obey the rules of the house, simple.



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