Betting on science
Odd and ends
Some bookmakers will take bets on anything—even the nature of reality
Jul 29th 2010
Friday February 10th 2012
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How would you have collected your winnings if indeed the world had ended when the LHC switched on?
Jer_X:
That is presumably why you were allowed to set your own odds. At an average bet of apparently 10 pounds per person, you could just set ridiculous odds for fun.
I have a bridge in brooklyn for sale. Any takers?
Not being a gambling man, I don't understand.... odds of 100/1 on for Higgs seems to be interpreted as highly likely, but in the same paragraph "the proof of God's existence at 100/1" seems to imply highly unlikely. Can the gamblers help me here? Thanks.
What are the odds of getting an intelligent comment about this article?
Do I get to set my own?
Can you bet either side? Put me down for 1 million on the large hadron collider not finding proof of God's existance.