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Odds-on Science

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the always-bet-on-red dept.

utopia27 writes "According to article in New Scientist, a UK-based bookie will be taking bets for two weeks on major science benchmarks (specifically, odds of implementation by 2010). The ponies are life on Titan, 10,000:1, gravitational waves, 500:1, the Higgs boson, 6:1, cosmic ray origins, 4:1, and nuclear fusion, 100:1."

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  1. quick by thhamm · · Score: 0, Redundant

    2 minutes, and "Sorry! This section of Newscientist.com is unavailable at the current time".

    sorry. still nothing to see for you here. move along.

  2. It had to be said by lateralus_1024 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Duke Nukem Forever 13,000,000:1

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  3. DukeNukem (Ob) by The+Ape+With+No+Name · · Score: 0, Redundant

    2x10^256 to 1.

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  4. Oh crap, we're on Slashdot, take it down quick! by superflytnt · · Score: 0, Redundant

    That was fast.