So, I’ve been offered a trip to Vegas: airfare and hotel and some food covered. It’s the result of a barter whereas I did some work for a friend. Said friend offered to pay me or “…given that you’re about to turn 21, would you take a Vegas vacation…?”
Oh man. Vegas. What an offer. The first thing I thought of was gambling, remembering of course that gambling is a game that you pay for.
Richard Feynman wrote in Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!:
The first time I was in Las Vegas I sat down and figured out the odds for everything, and I discovered that the odds for the crap table were something like .493. If I bet a dollar, it would only cost me 1.4 cents. So I thought to myself, “Why am I so reluctant to bet? It hardly costs anything!”
So I started betting, and right away I lost five dollars in succession — one, two, three, four, five. I was supposed to be out only seven cents;
instead, I was five dollars behind! I’ve never gambled since then (with my own money, that is). I’m very lucky that I started off losing.
So maybe go gamble a little bit, lose some money, maybe get lucky. Cirque de Soleil would be cool to see (“O” and Love are two I’d be interested in), maybe some other shows. Avenue Q is playing in Vegas as well. Of course, there’s also Star Trek: The Experience, which Wil says that every Trekkie should visit at least once. And then there are are lights. The wonderful neon lights. What kind of cool photos could I take? Pretty much the only time that works for me is sometime between March 10th and 18th. I also have room for one at the hotel (although nothing else would be comped), anybody want to join me?
If I were to take money, it would be less than than the actual cost for me to go to Vegas at a later date.
So now I think it comes down to opportunity cost. I’ve been presented with a opportunity with a value. I could take it or I could forgo that opportunity and take the cash. If I take the cash, I’m free to do whatever I want, whenever I want.
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How big is the difference between the value of the trip and the cash?
Happy birthday :]
as long as you’re not going to boston… did you see this today?:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16931200/?GT1=9033
wow. talk about having ten… thousand… dimensions of paranoia. sheesh.
How big is the difference between the value of the trip and the cash?
I’m not exactly sure, my best guess is somewhere around 4:1.
as long as you?re not going to boston? did you see this today?
How could I not see that. Yea, it’s pretty ridiculous. BoingBoing has some pretty good coverage about it. One of the post has a picture of a guy holding a whiteboard that reads:
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