parameters of the match

[TStoneMBD]

the problem with your watermelon bet is that you cant weigh the watermelon whole and then just eat the insides, youd have to eat the green stuff too if that was part of the weighing. so then youd have to cut out the red stuff and weigh that itself and eat 40lbs of the red stuff. im not sure if that can be done as i think the red stuff is really light but im not sure.

[steel108]

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the problem with your watermelon bet is that you cant weigh the watermelon whole and then just eat the insides, youd have to eat the green stuff too if that was part of the weighing. so then youd have to cut out the red stuff and weigh that itself and eat 40lbs of the red stuff. im not sure if that can be done as i think the red stuff is really light but im not sure.

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I love the analysis

[edge]

The red stuff is mostly water, so most of the weight would be water as well. 40 lbs of water in one day could be done; it's like 18 litres, which is just under 5 gallons. Probably possible but you would be constantly pissing.

[wizardplow]

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the problem with your watermelon bet is that you cant weigh the watermelon whole and then just eat the insides, youd have to eat the green stuff too if that was part of the weighing. so then youd have to cut out the red stuff and weigh that itself and eat 40lbs of the red stuff. im not sure if that can be done as i think the red stuff is really light but im not sure.

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new thread with sticky.

[Kharnage]

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name a three-member panel of judges to arbitrate any disputes before you start playing. i had a lawyer prick back out of a 10K eating prop bet in which i had to eat 40lbs of solid food in 25 hours. i made the mistake of telling him i was going to eat watermelon before choosing judges and posting money. he said, "watermelon is not a solid" and quit me.

judges please. kirkrrr, will you stipulate to loser defined as whomever is behind when they quit?

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Watermelon is 92 percent water by weight, the highest percentage of any fruit.

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I think I kinda agree with the lawyer...

[innerpeace]

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samo, why do you need all these stipulations to setup a hu match? if you think youre better than him than why not just setup a hu game without throwing around the word "freezeout"? then it would really be plain and simply about money, and not the egofest that youve turned it into. it seems that kkf is only putting up with your bs stipulations because he really wants to play you hu for his assessed ev. adding stipulations to these things is draining to both parties. what if kkf doesnt feel like playing for a while for whatever reason? now he cant because he has 10k locked up. thats retarded.

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i think this structure gives samo certain advantages. first, a freezeout takes longer and endurance becomes a factor. samo should fare well in this regard since he is a former professional athlete. second, in a long freezeout, both sides will have to spend time offline analyzing each other's play, finding holes, and determining how best to adapt. samo is a ucsf national chess master, and such analysis probably comes quite naturally to him.

keep in mind also, that samo has an excellent understanding of the game, and will probably be improving his play considerably as the match progresses.

frankly, it seems surprising to me thta so many people on these boards think kkf has an edge. yes, kkf used to play heads up in the ub 50/100 game a while back, and this game was the highest stakes regular online game at the time, slightly before the prima game became more frequent. but, kkf certainly didn't quit that game because he was so remarkable at hu play.

if i had to set the lines, i would give samo a slight edge - maybe something like 7:6 or even 6:5.

[BobboFitos]

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samo, why do you need all these stipulations to setup a hu match? if you think youre better than him than why not just setup a hu game without throwing around the word "freezeout"? then it would really be plain and simply about money, and not the egofest that youve turned it into. it seems that kkf is only putting up with your bs stipulations because he really wants to play you hu for his assessed ev. adding stipulations to these things is draining to both parties. what if kkf doesnt feel like playing for a while for whatever reason? now he cant because he has 10k locked up. thats retarded.

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i think this structure gives samo certain advantages. first, a freezeout takes longer and endurance becomes a factor. samo should fare well in this regard since he is a former professional athlete. second, in a long freezeout, both sides will have to spend time offline analyzing each other's play, finding holes, and determining how best to adapt. samo is a ucsf national chess master, and such analysis probably comes quite naturally to him.

keep in mind also, that samo has an excellent understanding of the game, and will probably be improving his play considerably as the match progresses.

frankly, it seems surprising to me thta so many people on these boards think kkf has an edge. yes, kkf used to play heads up in the ub 50/100 game a while back, and this game was the highest stakes regular online game at the time, slightly before the prima game became more frequent. but, kkf certainly didn't quit that game because he was so remarkable at hu play.

if i had to set the lines, i would give samo a slight edge - maybe something like 7:6 or even 6:5.

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ok, give me 6:5, ill bet 500 kkf wins you bet 600. are we on?

[w_alloy]

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the problem with your watermelon bet is that you cant weigh the watermelon whole and then just eat the insides, youd have to eat the green stuff too if that was part of the weighing. so then youd have to cut out the red stuff and weigh that itself and eat 40lbs of the red stuff. im not sure if that can be done as i think the red stuff is really light but im not sure.

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Couldn't you just weigh it whole, eat what you eat, weigh the remains, subtract them? What am I missing here?

FWIW I agree with the lawyer, watermelon shouldnt count for this bet.

[jcmoussa]

Can we start grouping Matt Flynn with togni and HIV now?

[junglewarfare]

Looking at the definition of a solid, I agree with Flynn.

"A solid object is in the state of matter characterized by resistance to deformation and changes of volume."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid