You are in a disreputable bar and decide to order a ten dollar drink. A particularly slinky character asks to make a bet over your drink. This is his proposal:

"I will place a flat peice of glass over the top of your drink (so it seals and nothing can go in or out while glass is in position) and proceed to drink your drink without moving or touching either glass or glass. I think a five dollar wager is about right."

Assuming there is not trickery involved, is this a bet you should take?

I would not take the bet. If he manages to drink it under the stated conditions, I'm out 15 dollars (10 for the drink, 5 for the bet). But my guess is that he'll just remove the piece of glass and down the drink, playing me 5 dollars for my 10 dollar drink.

Posted by Ender on 2003-06-19 11:05:23