Post your "surebets"

[dhaimon]

a spoonfull of cinnamon is impossible to eat.

[kotkis]

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a spoonfull of cinnamon is impossible to eat.

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Beat: Told my little sister she gets €10 if she does this and she did, though she wanted to throw up afterwards.

[guids]

the chances of asking 30 random people thier birthday, and having 2 have the same b-day is about a 70% lock, its really easy to get bet in at a bar.

[lippy]

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the chances of asking 30 random people thier birthday, and having 2 have the same b-day is about a 70% lock, its really easy to get bet in at a bar.

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!?!???!?!?!

[poincaraux]

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the chances of asking 30 random people thier birthday, and having 2 have the same b-day is about a 70% lock, its really easy to get bet in at a bar.

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!?!???!?!?!

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Birthday Paradox

[danzasmack]

My brother ate 5 saltines in 1 minute.

[colonel81]

i have done six before (in one minute) and will gladly videotape it for you. five in two minutes is easy but maybe u r using different rules. how do you do it. are there any restrictionis.

[anklebreaker]

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the chances of asking 30 random people thier birthday, and having 2 have the same b-day is about a 70% lock, its really easy to get bet in at a bar.

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That's pretty cool. Have you done this?

[cookieb]

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Some examples- two (women's basketballs) fitting inside the hoop,

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Two men's basketballs will fit insdie a hoop, who would be dumb enough to take this bet?

[jedi]

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the chances of asking 30 random people thier birthday, and having 2 have the same b-day is about a 70% lock, its really easy to get bet in at a bar.

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!?!???!?!?!

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ASk this question in the Probability Forum. They'll tell you that the break-even point for this is 23 people (to get a 50/50 chance at 2 people having the same b-day). Anything more than that is gravy.