6/6/6 Folly
The User Interface Design Update Newsletter that just landed in my mail, reports:
“The news reported recently that a number of people wagered real
money (via the Internet) that June 6th (6-6-6) would be the end of the
world. Hmmm. If they had won that bet, one wonders how they
planned to collect.”
Good question. The punters were obviously not into game theory.
The authors add: “Human logic is a fragile thing.”
Hmm. But others have said that the lottery is a tax on human stupidity. Maybe they didn’t cast a wide enough net.
