Suppose you find out that there is a package containing a million euro that, presumably with its own parachute, is falling slowly to earth somewhere near your home. That’s the good news. But there are two snags.  One snag is that you aren’t sure precisely where it is relative to where you are right now. A second snag is that there may be a breeze pushing the package further away as it falls to earth. Assuming that you want to get the package, and the life-changing amount of money inside, would you try to find out how far away you…

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