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settle a dispute: prop bet involved
if person A says that something will happen by "8p sharp" and a wager is placed with person B who "takes the over," does person A win if the event occurs by 8:00:59 or does he lose at 8:00:01? |
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Re: settle a dispute: prop bet involved
My vote would be hi wins at 8:00:59. I take 8 sharp to mean 8:00 on a clock.
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Re: settle a dispute: prop bet involved
he loses at 8:00:01
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Re: settle a dispute: prop bet involved
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if person A says that something will happen by "8p sharp" and a wager is placed with person B who "takes the over," does person A win if the event occurs by 8:00:59 or does he lose at 8:00:01? [/ QUOTE ] The over/under is 8:00:00. If it happens at 8:00:59 or 8:00:01, person B wins. |
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Re: settle a dispute: prop bet involved
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if person A says that something will happen by "8p sharp" and a wager is placed with person B who "takes the over," does person A win if the event occurs by 8:00:59 or does he lose at 8:00:01? [/ QUOTE ] He loses at 8:00:01 obv, I can't believe this is even a question. |
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Re: settle a dispute: prop bet involved
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he loses at 8:00:01 [/ QUOTE ] |
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Re: settle a dispute: prop bet involved
he loses at 8:01:00 surely you cant have a super exact acurate time to the last milisecond.
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Re: settle a dispute: prop bet involved
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[ QUOTE ] he loses at 8:00:01 [/ QUOTE ] [/ QUOTE ] |
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Re: settle a dispute: prop bet involved
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[ QUOTE ] if person A says that something will happen by "8p sharp" and a wager is placed with person B who "takes the over," does person A win if the event occurs by 8:00:59 or does he lose at 8:00:01? [/ QUOTE ] The over/under is 8:00:00. If it happens at 8:00:59 or 8:00:01, person B wins. [/ QUOTE ] why do you think "8p sharp" implies 8:00:00? why stop there? why doesn't it imply 8:00:00:00, with person A losing at 8:00:00:01? |
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Re: settle a dispute: prop bet involved
I'm sure that's what he meant, but very few clocks go beyond seconds.
It clearly means the point in time that is 8:00. There is only one point in time that would be agreed upon as 8:00, and it is not 8:00:59. Physicists please do not reply to this post. |
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