The United States Navy used the statistics of the law of averages to buck up the morale of their men. One ex-sailor told me that when he and his shipmates were assigned to high-octane tankers, they were worried stiff.

美国海军使用平均法则的统计数据来鼓舞他们士兵的士气。一位前水手告诉我，当他和他的船员被分配到高辛烷值油轮时，他们非常担心。