British bookmaker is taking bets on discoveries in physics

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posted Aug 27 @ 11:49 AM by Jason Kottke · gift link

British bookmaker is taking bets on discoveries in physics. The Higgs boson, gravitational waves, and life on Titan are among the wagers to be made.

I'd take the 6/1 odds for the Higgs boson - that's almost easy money right there.

Seems to be a good insentive to invent the time machine to me ;)

According to the BBC, loads of scientists have been placing bets, so now the bookies are getting the jitters and have dropped the odds.

(My link didn't work. Here's a second attempt: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3613510.stm )

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