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From: "boyd, rounin" <boyd@insultant.net>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] exception handling caused the Ariane 5 rocket accident
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From: "Jim Choate" <ravage@einstein.ssz.com>
> It wasn't Feynman's investigation, he was on the review board. I assume
> you're talking about his great(!) quote about technology and fooling
> Nature, that was not a popular sentiment of the board. The only reason it was
> included was his fame.

i know i shouldn't even attempt to enter into this, but ...

he talked to the engineers.  they said the probability of a loss of
vehicle was between 1 in 100-300 flights.  upper level management
had been quoting 1 in a million [maybe they were guns 'n roses fans?].

there have been, say, 150 flights and 2 'loss of vehicle' incidents.

have i been too cryptic?