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Originally Posted by B737MAX Documentary
Thanks for this, thcrozier. Its an interesting connection to make. My understanding is that NASA officials said that the chance of failure of the shuttle was about 1 in 100,000; Feynman found that this number was closer to 1 in 100.
In thcrozier's link, Appendix F is the Feynman observations. His final sentence reads -
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled."
Something which Boeing might do well to note today.
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