On Thu, 26 Sep 2002 20:08:30 GMT, Erk### [at] povrayorg (Erkki


>Yes. Given that the two dice are identical you can't tell the
>difference between 1:4 and 4:1, thus 4:1 is twice as likely to occur
>as 1:1.

I still remember that particular lesson in high school. My math
teacher in high-school, a very good backgammon player BTW, had the
same argument. I then asked whether that meant that playing with a
pair of white dice gave you a better chance of throwing double-6 than
if playing with a black and a white on. We had a good laugh :)


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