The Texas sharpshooter story
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TRICKING PEOPLE INTO THINKING YOUR SCIENTIFIC SHOTS NEVER MISS You visit the farm of a Texan, Joe, who claims to be a sharpshooter. When walking past his barn, you see a chalk target drawn on the wall with a bunch of tightly-grouped bullet holes in the bullseye. After observing that Joe can’t shoot well at […]
