Statistics
| Confidence | 50% | 60% | 70% | 80% | 90% | 100% | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | 47% | 57% | 66% | 76% | 86% | 92% | |
| Sample Size | 5215 | 7285 | 7078 | 7178 | 11308 | 4232 | 42296 |
Judged Predictions
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Neumann Space will be partially successful (I'll make back the money I put in) ( 30% confidence; 2 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by taryneast on 2015-10-15; known 3 days ago; judged right by taryneast 1 day ago.
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Neumann Space will be moderately successful (I'll be able to pay off my mortgage) ( 27% confidence; 2 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by taryneast on 2015-10-15; known 3 days ago; judged wrong by taryneast 1 day ago.
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Neumann Space will be extremely successful (I'll be able to retire) ( 15% confidence; 4 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by taryneast on 2015-10-15; known 3 days ago; judged wrong by taryneast 1 day ago.
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Neumann Space will be a resounding disaster (I'll lose a lot of money) ( 5% confidence; 2 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by taryneast on 2015-10-15; known 3 days ago; judged wrong by taryneast 1 day ago.
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Neumann Space will be moderate failure (I'll make no money and lose my investment) ( 37% confidence; 2 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by taryneast on 2015-10-15; known 3 days ago; judged wrong by taryneast 1 day ago.
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I do at least 50 hours of pomos over the next week. ( 80% confidence; 1 comment )
Created by Adam Zerner 11 days ago; known 4 days ago; judged wrong by Adam Zerner 1 day ago.
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I will be admitted to the Envision Conference at Princeton this year ( 43% confidence; 2 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by btrettel 4 days ago; known 1 day ago; judged wrong by btrettel 2 days ago.
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Ubuntu upgrade on Hedy the Laptop will be successful (boot to at least usable gui/network/emacs) ( 65% confidence; 2 comments )
Created by themusicgod1 3 days ago; known 1 day ago; judged right by themusicgod1 3 days ago.
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Tomorrow morning I will weigh more than I did this morning. ( 55% confidence; 2 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by Michael Dickens 3 days ago; known 2 days ago; judged right by Michael Dickens 3 days ago.
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Clojure becomes dominant JVM language on GitHub ( 10% confidence; 10 wagers; 5 comments )
Created by Jach on 2011-08-18; known 3 days ago; judged wrong by bobpage 3 days ago.
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BRICS will pass the USA's GDP at USD in current prices(nominal). ( 67% confidence; 2 wagers; 6 comments )
Created by Raahul_Kumar on 2015-09-17; known 24 days ago; judged wrong by kuudes 4 days ago.
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Haruki Murakami will win the next Nobel Prize in Literature. ( 21% confidence; 7 wagers )
Created by danielfilan on 2015-10-20; known in 13 days; judged wrong by penten 5 days ago.
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Alex knows what the Monty Hall problem is ( 70% confidence )
Created by Adam Zerner 6 days ago; known 6 days ago; judged wrong by Adam Zerner 6 days ago.
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I will be banned from diasporg ( 63% confidence; 2 comments )
Created by themusicgod1 8 days ago; known on 2017-10-10; judged right by themusicgod1 6 days ago.
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The Kim Kardashian kidnap/heist story is completely or mostly false. ( 22% confidence; 5 wagers; 9 comments )
Created by bendini 15 days ago; known 8 days ago; judged wrong by two2thehead 8 days ago.
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I will get 8 catches of six balls this year ( 43% confidence )
Created by splorridge on 2016-08-08; known on 2017-01-01; judged right by splorridge 8 days ago.
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There will be at least five polls between the DNC and 2017 where Clinton beats Trump by at least ten points. ( 63% confidence; 2 wagers; 11 comments )
Created by two2thehead on 2016-08-06; known on 2017-02-01; judged right by two2thehead 9 days ago.
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Tim Cook departs as CEO of Apple before Steve Ballmer departs as CEO of Microsoft ( 38% confidence; 4 wagers; 2 comments )
Created by RandomThinker on 2013-04-25; known on 2020-01-01; judged wrong by themusicgod1 9 days ago.
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D-Wave will be commercially selling a >=1024-qubit quantum annealing chip by 2020 ( 41% confidence; 5 wagers; 3 comments )
Created by gwern on 2012-10-06; known on 2020-01-01; judged right by themusicgod1 9 days ago.
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A major tech startup (valuation > 10 million dollars) will be launched out of a country or by native citizens of a country ranked in the lowest 100 of GDP per capita according to the CIA factbook. ( 88% confidence; 4 wagers; 4 comments )
Created by learnmethis on 2012-09-26; known on 2032-09-26; judged right by themusicgod1 9 days ago.
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There'll be press report of “martial law” imposed on the internet by a major country in the next 10 years ( 41% confidence; 3 wagers; 7 comments )
Created by RandomThinker on 2012-09-15; known on 2022-10-01; judged right by themusicgod1 9 days ago.
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Virginia Rometty, IBM CEO, still won't be Augusta National golf course member by Jan, 2016 ( 65% confidence; 2 comments )
Created by RandomThinker on 2012-08-21; known on 2016-01-01; judged wrong by themusicgod1 9 days ago.
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The Australian National University will change the name or acronym of its Interactive Student Information System (ISIS) some time in the next year. ( 33% confidence; 5 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by danielfilan on 2015-10-10; known 9 days ago; judged wrong by danielfilan 9 days ago.
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In tonight's debate, Trump will refer to either Bill Clinton's alleged rape of Juanita Broaddrick or Hillary Clinton's defense of Thomas Alfred Taylor (or both) ( 81% confidence; 2 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by bobpage 9 days ago; known 9 days ago; judged right by bobpage 9 days ago.
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Robin Hanson will publish a book before 2020 ( 55% confidence; 4 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by gwern on 2011-12-28; known on 2020-01-01; judged right by themusicgod1 9 days ago.
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Before January 1, 2030, a quantum computer will be used to successfully factor an integer greater than 100 using Shore's algorithm or some similar algorithm. ( 54% confidence; 5 wagers; 4 comments )
Created by JoshuaZ on 2011-08-31; known on 2030-01-01; judged right by themusicgod1 10 days ago.
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Before January 1, 2045, a quantum computer will be used to successfully factor an integer greater than 100 using Shore's algorithm or some similar algorithm. ( 69% confidence; 9 wagers; 6 comments )
Created by JoshuaZ on 2011-08-31; known on 2045-01-01; judged right by themusicgod1 10 days ago.
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300: Battle of Artemisia is not produced and released in the next decade. ( 29% confidence; 4 wagers; 3 comments )
Created by Nic_Smith on 2011-08-02; known on 2021-08-02; judged wrong by themusicgod1 10 days ago.
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One of John McCain or Paul Ryan will publicly withdraw support for Donald Trump in 2 months ( 46% confidence; 5 wagers; 5 comments )
Created by hoka on 2016-08-09; known 11 days ago; judged wrong by brunoparga 11 days ago.
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Noam Tanner will commit to voting for Hillary by October 1. ( 55% confidence; 2 wagers )
Created by JoshuaZ on 2016-06-03; known 18 days ago; judged wrong by JoshuaZ 11 days ago.
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What is today known as the 2016 DNC leak will be generally agreed upon to have been hacked by a Russian Government operation. Similar to how the NYTimes says (but both governments deny) that Stuxnet was a joint US/Israel operation. ( 93% confidence; 5 wagers; 21 comments )
Created by two2thehead on 2016-07-31; known on 2066-07-30; judged right by two2thehead 11 days ago.
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The seminar on Friday will go ahead. ( 74% confidence; 2 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by splorridge 15 days ago; known 12 days ago; judged right by splorridge 12 days ago.
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I will try some kind of VR HMD before 2017 ( 98% confidence; 1 comment )
Created by bobpage on 2016-01-04; known on 2017-01-01; judged right by bobpage 12 days ago.
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Jared Loughner will be convicted (or plead guilty) to at least one charge related to the 2011 Tuscon shooting. ( 90% confidence )
Created by Nic_Smith on 2011-01-12; known on 2026-01-12; judged right by themusicgod1 12 days ago.
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“Everything goes very multi-core, even your cell phone.” by 2020 —Shane Legg ( 96% confidence; 4 wagers; 3 comments )
Created by gwern on 2010-12-10; known on 2020-01-01; judged right by themusicgod1 12 days ago.
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'On his hundred birthday, December 16, Sir Arthur C. Clarke is one of the first guests in the Hilton Orbiter.' —Arthur C. Clarke ( 0% confidence; 3 wagers; 2 comments )
Created by gwern on 2010-10-26; known on 2018-01-01; judged wrong by themusicgod1 12 days ago.
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Home sous-vide cookers <$200. —Nancy Lebovitz ( 55% confidence; 2 wagers; 2 comments )
Created by gwern on 2010-08-26; known on 2020-01-01; judged right by themusicgod1 12 days ago.
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“By the end of the 2016 Olympic Games, swimmer Michael Phelps will be convicted for doping at the 2008 Olympic Games.” ( 20% confidence; 2 comments )
Created by gwern on 2010-08-02; known on 2016-12-31; judged wrong by themusicgod1 12 days ago.
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Bernie Sanders is the next US President elect ( 12% confidence; 30 wagers; 13 comments )
Created by jesselevine on 2015-09-03; known on 2016-12-01; judged wrong by Afforess 12 days ago.
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All Ohio Kasich/Boehner ticket wins GOP nomination. ( 2% confidence; 8 wagers; 3 comments )
Created by NathanMcKnight on 2015-09-29; known in 28 days; judged wrong by Afforess 12 days ago.
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Boehner's resignation turns out to be part of a play to get Boehner on one of the GOP presidential tickets. ( 4% confidence; 9 wagers; 2 comments )
Created by NathanMcKnight on 2015-09-29; known in 28 days; judged wrong by Afforess 12 days ago.
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Bin Laden and USA are working together ( 17% confidence; 3 wagers; 2 comments )
Created by ravneetrox on 2010-05-06; known on 2030-05-06; judged wrong by themusicgod1 12 days ago.
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One year after he leaves or is forced to leave his position as the U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner will be a full-time employee of Goldman Sacks. ( 25% confidence; 3 wagers; 2 comments )
Created by JamesMiller on 2009-10-16; known on 2017-01-01; judged wrong by themusicgod1 12 days ago.
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One year after he leaves or is forced to leave his position as the U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner will be a full-time employee of a financial institution that has over $10 billion in assets. ( 76% confidence; 6 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by JamesMiller on 2009-10-16; known on 2018-01-01; judged right by themusicgod1 12 days ago.
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Playstation 4/successor PS3 released by 2017 ( 30% confidence; 3 comments )
Created by gwern on 2010-10-05; known on 2017-01-01; judged right by bobpage 12 days ago.
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SR: the server imaged in July 2013 was in neither Romania nor Latvia nor Sweden ( 45% confidence; 2 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by gwern on 2013-10-05; known 14 days ago; judged right by gwern 13 days ago.
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SR: the server imaged in July 2013 was in Sweden ( 20% confidence )
Created by gwern on 2013-10-05; known 14 days ago; judged wrong by gwern 13 days ago.
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SR: the server imaged in July 2013 was in Latvia ( 20% confidence )
Created by gwern on 2013-10-05; known 14 days ago; judged wrong by gwern 13 days ago.
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SR: the server imaged in July 2013 was in Romania ( 20% confidence )
Created by gwern on 2013-10-05; known 14 days ago; judged wrong by gwern 13 days ago.
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The owner of emmayouarenext.com will release nude photos of Emma Watson when the countdown expires. ( 1% confidence; 2 comments )
Created by Taymon on 2014-09-23; known on 2014-09-24; judged right by Taymon on 2014-09-24.
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A will weigh more than me tomorrow ( 70% confidence )
Created by splorridge 15 days ago; known 14 days ago; judged right by splorridge 13 days ago.
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A's BMI based on tomorrow's measurements will be greater than mine ( 75% confidence; 2 wagers )
Created by splorridge 15 days ago; known 14 days ago; judged right by splorridge 13 days ago.
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J will come into work tomorrow ( 92% confidence )
Created by splorridge 15 days ago; known 14 days ago; judged right by splorridge 13 days ago.
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I will come into work tomorrow ( 77% confidence; 2 wagers; 3 comments )
Created by splorridge 15 days ago; known 14 days ago; judged right by splorridge 13 days ago.
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I will still be employed at my current job one year after my start date. ( 65% confidence; 5 wagers )
Created by PlacidPlatypus on 2015-12-28; known 14 days ago; judged right by PlacidPlatypus 14 days ago.
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Trump's polling relative to Clinton's will improve if/when they have a debate. ( 64% confidence; 9 wagers; 11 comments )
Created by Bound_Up on 2016-07-06; known 14 days ago; judged wrong by elephantower 14 days ago.
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I will weigh more tomorrow than I did today ( 55% confidence; 2 wagers )
Created by splorridge 15 days ago; known 14 days ago; judged right by splorridge 14 days ago.
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I'll be free to meet with Andrew between 5 and 9 tomorrow. ( 90% confidence )
Created by Capla 16 days ago; known 15 days ago; judged right by Capla 14 days ago.
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I will get 7 catches of seven balls this year ( 26% confidence; 1 comment )
Created by splorridge on 2016-08-08; known on 2017-01-01; judged right by splorridge 15 days ago.
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On Monday I will successfully bench 187.5 pounds for 3 sets of 3 reps. ( 90% confidence )
Created by Michael Dickens 17 days ago; known 14 days ago; judged right by Michael Dickens 15 days ago.
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On Monday I will successfully squat 315 pounds for 5 reps. ( 50% confidence )
Created by Michael Dickens 17 days ago; known 14 days ago; judged wrong by Michael Dickens 15 days ago.
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New Ghostbusters movie will make a profit ( 60% confidence; 4 wagers )
Created by themusicgod1 on 2016-05-22; known on 2018-07-18; judged right by splorridge 16 days ago.
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Conditional on a Labour leadership election being called and conditional on Jeremy Corbyn being on the ballot, Corbyn will win ( 79% confidence; 6 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by splorridge on 2016-06-27; known on 2017-06-01; judged right by splorridge 16 days ago.
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Owen Smith will be the next Labour leader. ( 25% confidence; 3 wagers; 6 comments )
Created by splorridge on 2016-07-13; known on 2017-01-01; judged wrong by splorridge 16 days ago.
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[UNSONG] The Visitor in the Ark is Sarah the Laptop ( 90% confidence; 3 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by PlacidPlatypus on 2016-07-15; known on 2016-12-01; judged right by PlacidPlatypus 16 days ago.
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[UNSONG] The Visitor in the Ark is Sarah the Laptop and she wants the body of Sarah Michelle Gellar ( 72% confidence; 2 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by PlacidPlatypus on 2016-07-15; known on 2016-12-01; judged right by PlacidPlatypus 16 days ago.
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There will be no more juvenile seagulls around the garden by end of August. ( 20% confidence )
Created by blackRust on 2016-08-02; known on 2016-08-31; judged wrong by blackRust 17 days ago.
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There will be no more juvenile seagulls around the garden by end of September ( 50% confidence )
Created by blackRust on 2016-07-24; known 19 days ago; judged right by blackRust 17 days ago.
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Mitt Romney will run for president again in 2016. ( 40% confidence; 4 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by woodse on 2015-01-15; known 18 days ago; judged wrong by brunoparga 18 days ago.
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2016 Election is Clinton vs Rubio. ( 12% confidence; 22 wagers; 17 comments )
Created by NathanMcKnight on 2016-01-27; known 18 days ago; judged wrong by brunoparga 18 days ago.
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Government of United Kingdom has notified European Union of its intent to withdraw from Union as per article 50 para 2 of the Treaty on European Union. ( 28% confidence; 6 wagers; 3 comments )
Created by kuudes on 2016-07-13; known 18 days ago; judged wrong by brunoparga 18 days ago.
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The Balseraphs will not succeed in landing a single unit on the Amurite home continent. ( 80% confidence )
Created by Temeraire on 2016-03-08; known on 2016-07-03; judged right by Temeraire 18 days ago.
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The Anthropocene Working Group decides Anthropocene is a true geologic epoch ( 59% confidence; 1 comment )
Created by themusicgod1 on 2016-04-01; known 18 days ago; judged right by themusicgod1 18 days ago.
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FBI investigation will find no criminal activity on Hillary Clinton's part. ( 80% confidence; 6 wagers; 3 comments )
Created by NathanMcKnight on 2015-09-30; known 18 days ago; judged right by kuudes on 2015-10-05.
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The Rigs Will Burn! Rigs have fallen by -1029 in just one year according to Baker Hughes as of August 7.There are only 884 rigs left alive. 1 more year of this, and all the rigs will have burned down. Shout Allahu Akbar as Iran delivers Coup de grâce. ( 24% confidence; 6 wagers; 16 comments )
Created by Raahul_Kumar on 2015-08-19; known 21 days ago; judged wrong by two2thehead 21 days ago.
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Mo-Pac express lanes will not be open and accepting traffic before September 20th, 2016 ( 70% confidence; 2 comments )
Created by unexpectedEOF on 2016-08-29; known 29 days ago; judged right by unexpectedEOF 23 days ago.
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I will move to Spain between April and September 2016. ( 85% confidence )
Created by Idrinkitup on 2015-09-07; known 24 days ago; judged wrong by Idrinkitup 24 days ago.
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North American oil industry will collapse. Rig count will fall to zero. ( 7% confidence; 29 wagers; 13 comments )
Created by Raahul_Kumar on 2016-03-04; known 24 days ago; judged wrong by themusicgod1 24 days ago.
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I go to Lalibela this summer ( 90% confidence; 1 comment )
Created by ioannes on 2016-06-30; known on 2016-09-16; judged right by ioannes 24 days ago.
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I bet after 6 months of travelling, I will say I do not regret getting my new backpack, Kelty RedWing ( 80% confidence )
Created by Idrinkitup on 2015-11-10; known on 2016-09-10; judged right by Idrinkitup 29 days ago.
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I bet that Pete will end up going to Burning Man ( 50% confidence )
Created by Idrinkitup on 2015-11-11; known on 2016-09-16; judged wrong by Idrinkitup 29 days ago.
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The LDS Church will not withdraw from the BSA. ( 50% confidence; 1 comment )
Created by Makhura47 on 2015-07-28; known on 2015-12-15; judged right by Makhura47 30 days ago.
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Google's refugee donation matching to hit ~$5m limit within the year ( 67% confidence; 2 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by Caleb Withers on 2015-09-17; known on 2016-09-17; judged right by themusicgod1 on 2016-09-17.
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I will travel to CHI '17 to present a paper I wrote. ( 45% confidence )
Created by trishume on 2016-04-07; known on 2017-05-16; judged wrong by trishume on 2016-09-16.
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I will achieve a new PB by October ( 90% confidence )
Created by sweeneyrod on 2014-11-10; known on 2015-10-16; judged wrong by sweeneyrod on 2016-09-16.
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I will get A*A*A* at A2 ( 70% confidence; 2 wagers )
Created by sweeneyrod on 2016-01-16; known on 2016-09-16; judged right by sweeneyrod on 2016-09-16.
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I will get A*A*A at A2 ( 20% confidence )
Created by sweeneyrod on 2016-01-16; known on 2016-09-16; judged wrong by sweeneyrod on 2016-09-16.
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I will get above 1, 1 in STEP ( 10% confidence )
Created by sweeneyrod on 2016-01-16; known on 2016-09-16; judged wrong by sweeneyrod on 2016-09-16.
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I will get 1, 1 in STEP ( 50% confidence )
Created by sweeneyrod on 2016-01-16; known on 2016-09-16; judged wrong by sweeneyrod on 2016-09-16.
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I will get 1, 2 in STEP ( 30% confidence )
Created by sweeneyrod on 2016-01-16; known on 2016-09-16; judged right by sweeneyrod on 2016-09-16.
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I will get into Cambridge ( 80% confidence; 1 comment )
Created by sweeneyrod on 2016-01-16; known on 2016-09-16; judged right by sweeneyrod on 2016-09-16.
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I will get into Cambridge for CompSci without Maths ( 10% confidence )
Created by sweeneyrod on 2016-01-16; known on 2016-09-16; judged wrong by sweeneyrod on 2016-09-16.
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JP and MG. ( 50% confidence )
Created by sweeneyrod on 2016-01-16; known on 2016-09-16; judged wrong by sweeneyrod on 2016-09-16.
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The 2016 Iowa GOP Caucus result does not get overturned/revised such that Trump takes first place. ( 92% confidence; 9 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by ioannes on 2016-02-05; known on 2016-09-16; judged right by themusicgod1 on 2016-09-16.
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I will have at least two more papers published before September 15, 2016 ( 66% confidence; 3 wagers )
Created by JoshuaZ on 2015-10-07; known on 2016-09-15; judged wrong by JoshuaZ on 2016-09-15.
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I will have at least one more paper published before September 15, 2016 ( 94% confidence; 3 wagers; 10 comments )
Created by JoshuaZ on 2015-10-07; known on 2016-09-15; judged wrong by JoshuaZ on 2016-09-15.
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email was about grade ( 20% confidence )
Created by elephantower on 2016-09-11; known on 2016-09-11; judged wrong by elephantower on 2016-09-11.
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The airport in Medellin will take my passport card ( 60% confidence )
Created by Idrinkitup on 2016-09-06; known on 2016-09-09; judged right by Idrinkitup on 2016-09-09.
