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		lainga on April 4, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Worst U.S. Maritime Disaster in Decades That is why I qualified it as a Fermi estimate. I was guessing randomly.

fapjacks on April 4, 2018 [–]

Fermi estimate or guessing randomly: Pick one. They are mutually exclusive.

lainga on April 4, 2018 | [–]

Good point. I was guessing randomly with justification. If I had guessed that 0.001% or 1000% of all sunk sailors died it wouldn't be a Fermi estimate.

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