• Question: Can you please explain your joke

    Asked by HeYa to Rob on 20 Jun 2016.
    • Photo: Rob Stanley

      Rob Stanley answered on 20 Jun 2016:

      The setup is: “33⅓% of the mice used in the experiment were cured by the test drug; 33⅓% of the test population were not affected by the drug;”

      We’ve been given very precise percentages, that make it sound like we’ve got a large number of mice in this experiment.

      But: “the third mouse got away.” there were only ever three mice.

      I hope it doesn’t loose too much in the explanation! (I wanted to go with something I hadn’t seen on I’m a Scientist before!)

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