Jump in a Lake

You can drown in a lake the average depth of which is one foot.

hus have I spoken for a half a century, in an effort to caution students and colleagues about how averages can be misleading.

Is that statement true?

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Parental Discretion is Advised

For adults, I often add, "The average American has one ovary and one testicle, but parthenogenesis is a rare event in the human species." Sophisticated readers may recognize this as an expurgated version of a familiar declaration not suitable for family discussions.