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- From: dwr2560@zeus.tamu.edu (RING, DAVID WAYNE)
- Subject: Re: How to make big bucks using supersymmetry
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- Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 23:32:00 GMT
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- jbaez@riesz.mit.edu (John C. Baez) writes...
- >Are you planning on being in grad school until the year 2010? In any
- >event, to make it mildly exciting, I would propose to give you $40 if
- >strong evidence for SUSY is obtained by 2010, if you give me $60 if it's
- >not. This would count as proof that you believe your original statement
- >that SUSY has a 60% chance of being true.
- >
- >>In any case, I want a check for 1 US cent, with the memo:
- >>'Strong evidence for SUSY.' I hope that won't be TOO much of a burden, I know
- >>how damaging such things can be to the reputation of a future big shot! :-)
- >
- >If this 1-cent bet is all you're up for, how much money would you be
- >willing to give me if they DON'T find strong evidence? I'm sorry if I
- >seem so crass, but frankly a subscription to Playboy is not my idea of
- >"classy". :-) Feel free to propose anything.
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- I agree to your $60. But to me $40 is an empty victory. I want the penny.
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- >Then we will have to get some idea of what counts as 'strong evidence
- >for SUSY'. Convergence of coupling constants alone does not cut it in
- >my opinion.
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- I trust you.
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- Well... to be perfectly honest, I would _most_ enjoy needling you publicly
- if you refuse to pay! :)
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- See you in 2010 (or preferably before!)
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- Dave Ring
- dwr2560@zeus.tamu.edu
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