An Impossible Bet
Should you take the bet? Click here to find out: http://youtu.be/C5-I0bAuEUE Thanks to my friend Dan Hoff for introducing me to this problem! MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6...
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This has nothing to do with physics, but I want to make a bet with you and 99 other people:100 in total. You'll all stand in a line, take a one dollar bill out of your pocketand write your position in line on the bill. Then I'll collect the bills, take them toa separate room, put each one into its own one of 100 identical boxes, and randomly rearrangethe boxes.The game is this: each of you come into the room and try to find which box your bill isin - but you're only allowed to come in one at a time, you're only allowed to peek inhalf of the boxes, and you aren't allowed to change anything about the boxes or movebills around. If you find your own bill, great! Show me that you've succeeded and then leavethe bill in its bo...
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This has nothing to do with physics, but I want to make a bet with you and 99 other people:100 in total. You'll all stand in a line, take a one dollar bill out of your pocketand write your position in line on the bill. Then I'll collect the bills, take them toa separate room, put each one into its own one of 100 identical boxes, and randomly rearrangethe boxes.The game is this: each of you come into the room and try to find which box your bill isin - but you're only allowed to come in one at a time, you're only allowed to peek inhalf of the boxes, and you aren't allowed to change anything about the boxes or movebills around. If you find your own bill, great! Show me that you've succeeded and then leavethe bill in its bo...
