Innumeracy

A food inspector in Salt Lake City told a restaurant that made four-egg quiches that they were unhealthy, because an FDA study indicated that one of every four eggs contains salmonella. She proposed that they only use three eggs, thus saving customers from the deadly fourth one.

The manager on duty wondered aloud if simply throwing out three eggs from each dozen and using the remaining nine in four-egg-quiches would serve the same purpose.

The inspector wasn’t sure, but she said she would research it.

Now don’t you folks up in Salt Lake City feel safer?

This reminds me of the story about the guy who, after hearing that most auto accidents occur within twenty-five miles of home, moved away.