MadSci Network: Genetics
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Subject: What is the probability and significance of this chance encounter?

Date: Wed May 2 15:16:29 2001
Posted by anonymous
Grade level: undergrad School: No school entered.
City: No city entered. State/Province: No state entered. Country: usa
Area of science: Genetics
ID: 988830989.Ge
Message:

I am a caucasian male with an unusual combination of the following 
characteristics: High I.Q.(140+), left-handed with ambidextrous ability, athletic 
build, sandy-blonde hair,  Blue-Green (hazel) eyes that seem to 'reflect' colors 
I wear, and an opposite sex parent with chemical dependency.
Although each characteristic is relatively common, I have never encountered 
another person with more than three of the same features... Until now. I have 
recently met a FEMALE with all of the above. (Even more astonishing are the facts 
that we are studying the same subjects at the same university, and are each the 
oldest of three siblings) 
What are the odds of this? My knowledge of statistics is limited, but the results 
of a recent personal survey of hair salons, optometrists, and urban legends tells 
me there may only be two of us in the U.S., if not the world. 

I have heard that 1 in 10 is left-handed, 1 in 10 blonde in adulthood, 7 in 10 
leftys are chemically dependent, etc. I would really like to know these stats 
based on empirical data, with the results calculated by someone more qualified 
than I am.    

Thanks for your attention
Anonymous



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