February 2006
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Science and Math in a Sorry State
The other day, I went to my local supermarket to do my normal shopping. Most weeks, I get a half pound of sliced ham and a half pound of sliced turkey from the deli. I’ve been noticing lately, though, that I eat all the turkey first and then most of the ham goes bad. So I ordered “three fifths of a pound of turkey, please.” The very nice deli counter worker said,...