From the CC article posted to the list recently:
 
>Sittlow, a senior from Cottage Grove, Minn., said a magazine advertisement he
>read on the flight to Colorado Springs provided his inspiration.
>
>"It was a picture of a basketball court, with just the net.  It said, `100
>percent of the shots you miss are the ones you don't take.'"
 
Perhaps math isn't his strong point (or he's never missed a shot). :-)
 
For the record, the "inspirational poster" reads "You miss 100% of the
shots you don't take."
 
 
-===-John R. [log in to unmask] Chem. Dept-===-