Leaves are falling all round...

I don't know about you, but I sense it in the air. Look, the leaves are falling all around. Must be the season, eh?


How many times have you ever wondered if the chair you are sitting on now has a "Personal Buoyancy Equipment" sticker stuck on it? Well, maybe the Foam in the cushion could do a darn good job as a flotation device but hey, where do you to think I'm asking you to paddle to, all buckled up in your chair? 

Frankly, I don't know. 

As Scott Adam's experiment suggests, we are about to hit the free fall button. A button that is hinged around randomness. The Rhumb lines are rambling. It won't help you navigate the G force of free fall. Maybe, at this point, the twilight zone around 'probability' may be your last resort.

Hit water, you float on your chair and grin. Hit land, and you are history. Not much of a probability problem there right? It's like flipping a coin. It's simple and all you need is a nickle.


So let's get started shall we? Hands on the button please. And oh, by the way, thanks to you, I'm much obliged, I'm having a pleasant stay...Enjoy your flight.

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