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Board Bitcoin Discussion
Re: the three doors problem, increasing the chance of finding the right hash
by
tito13kfm
on 15/06/2011, 20:15:56 UTC
Who's going to show you there is a goat behind a door?
You sir have hit the nail on the head.

In a weird coincidence, I just explained the monty hall problem to my daughter today.  *Checks for hidden microphones*

There is a specific term for this kind of phenomenon, but it escapes me at the moment.  I believe the term is Dutch or some other similar language.  It basically states that upon learning new information or discussing something long forgotten the likelihood of hearing about it fairly shortly afterwards is increased.