22-12-2009, 08:07 PM
Charles...I certainly am not an expert on probabilities.
But ever since I started studying LHO some 40 years ago,
I am constantly on the lookout for look-alikes...not just
in Dealey Plaza, but anywhere. Anytime I am out, I look
at faces to see whether people resemble ANYONE. I note
that the odds are very high against seeing anyone who
resembles any known celebrity or friend. For instance,
in a restaurant with 100 diners, if Sue and I see NOBODY
who is a look-alike for any person we know, I figure that
is ZERO probability. If we repeat this a 100 times and only
see one look-alike...I guess the odds are .001. Only one
time in 40+ years of doing this have I seen a virtual
identical double. It was a young lady known both to Sue
and me, who appeared to be sitting two tables away.
She looked right at us and showed no sign of recognition.
As we left the restaurant, we both looked right at her
again. It had to be her twin...but she has no twin sister.
One double is very rare. Ten doubles are incalculable.
Jack
But ever since I started studying LHO some 40 years ago,
I am constantly on the lookout for look-alikes...not just
in Dealey Plaza, but anywhere. Anytime I am out, I look
at faces to see whether people resemble ANYONE. I note
that the odds are very high against seeing anyone who
resembles any known celebrity or friend. For instance,
in a restaurant with 100 diners, if Sue and I see NOBODY
who is a look-alike for any person we know, I figure that
is ZERO probability. If we repeat this a 100 times and only
see one look-alike...I guess the odds are .001. Only one
time in 40+ years of doing this have I seen a virtual
identical double. It was a young lady known both to Sue
and me, who appeared to be sitting two tables away.
She looked right at us and showed no sign of recognition.
As we left the restaurant, we both looked right at her
again. It had to be her twin...but she has no twin sister.
One double is very rare. Ten doubles are incalculable.
Jack