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Parrot Beats Humans In Investment Contest

Posted by samzenpus on from the bird-brain dept.

Norsefire writes "A Parrot named Strawberry performed better than many humans in an investment competition. The human competitors were able to select any stock they wanted while the Parrot randomly selected the stocks with its beak. Strawberry had a 13.7% return, the human average was a 4.6% loss. Only two humans outperformed Strawberry."

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  1. How did the average Jimmy Buffet fan do? by istartedi · · Score: 1

    This could be the next big thing.

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  2. The pic is a greenwing macaw, not a scarlet :) by Wyvern2005 · · Score: 1

    But if she's getting a 13% return she can be anything she wants. Strawberry wanna a nut in exchange for stock forecasts?

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