Statistics and Some Answers
Found a guide to understanding statistics by the BBC.
(courtesy of Ars)
Why is the sky blue?
How does a gasoline pump at a filling station know when the tank is full?
How does a rice cooker know when to turn off?
What is the heat index that the weatherperson talks about during the summer?
Short Answer: A way of converting the current temp and humidity to the temp at 25% humidity. (Very important in terms of how the body can cool itself through evaporation.)
jessica said,
August 1, 2003 @ 11:55pm
You must be really bored in Dallas, Aaron… j/k =P