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Cliff Hanger

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Ask Nick to take a random step while he braves the edge of a cliff.


Author: Nick Exner
Date Created: 7/21/1998
Last Modified: 11/3/2005

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Resource demonstrating the importance of probability when you find yourself in the Grand Canyon. You may set the probability of Nick taking a fall into the Canyon or taking a step back. There is an accompanying applet that lets you run the Cliff-Hanger Applet 100, 10,000 or 1,000,000 times.

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