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What unlikely thing will happen in the week after close?
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resolved Jul 31
100%0.9%
You'll see a cat roaming.
20%Other
0.8%
You will enjoy an ingredient in a meal you thought you hated (garlic, cilantro, licorice, etc)
0.4%
You'll see a rainbow.
0.4%
You'll see a double rainbow.
0.4%
One answer you marked greater than 90% probability will fail to happen
0.4%
You'll see someone you know while running errands.
0.4%
You will lose mana from an incorrectly resolved market
0.4%
You will eat a potato
0.4%
You will be sprayed by a water pistol
0.4%
You'll witness a car accident.
0.4%
You'll watch a movie and really enjoy it.
5%
You will get spooked by a clown.
0.5%
You will ride an e-scooter
30%
I will grow a beard
40%
I will singlehandedly revolutionize several areas of science.

Same as https://manifold.markets/BionicD0LPH1N/what-weird-unlikely-thing-will-happ Doing this was fun for me last time, so I've decided to run it again. Description: At the close of this market, I will order the responses from most likely to least likely to happen in the week that follows. Then, one week after close, I will resolve this question to the most unlikely (in my opinion) response that actually ends up happening. The responses may be personal or not. I need to easily be able to tell whether they happened or not, though. [This wasn't respected much last time, frankly, and this time I'll try to disqualify more responses that are vague or up to interpretation] Note that the subjective likelihoods I give for each response will take into account the existence of this market. For example, it would be a priori extremely unlikely that I receive the specific message "3912817102" on June 28th at 8:39 AM ET through discord by the user @bob2946197471. But if it becomes a response in this market, it won't be nearly as unlikely anymore (still fairly unlikely though!). That is not to say that such responses are disallowed, only less unpredictable. Think of something which I'll be surprised that it happened, even after I know its existence as a prediction! ( I'll give my likelihoods publicly at the end of this week, so it'll also be a public testament to my calibration skills or lack thereof :P )

Jul 22, 11:07pm: I need to be able to tell relatively easily whether the thing in question happened or not. (otherwise it will be disqualified)

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For some reason, I can't update the description of the market at the moment. Time to give percentages! I will singlehandedly revolutionize several areas of science. -> #disqualified Justification: I have no way of verifying whether this occurred. I will grow a beard -> #disqualified Justification: I have no way of verifying whether this occurred. You will get spooked by a clown. -> 0.1% Justification: I don't remember this ever happening to me. I basically never see clowns anywhere. I don't expect this to be different this week. You'll see a cat roaming. -> 30% Justification: This happens every few weeks since our neighbors have a cat. You will enjoy an ingredient in a meal you thought you hated (garlic, cilantro, licorice, etc) -> 10% Justification: this sounds somewhat plausible but not something I'd positively predict would happen, and it happens relatively rarely. Maybe I'll notice it more because of this question however, hard to say. You will ride an e-scooter -> 0.5% Justification: This never happened, and there's no reason for it to happen. You'll watch a movie and really enjoy it. -> 20% Justification: I watch movies with friends every few weeks. I enjoy most movies (*really* enjoy though? Rarely). You'll witness a car accident. -> 5% Justification: I witnessed car accidents a few times in the past few years. I don't expect next week to be special. You will be sprayed by a water pistol -> 1% Justification: Never happens, and I don't expect next week to be special. You will eat a potato -> 35% Justification: Happens once a week or so, but I know I won't eat some for the next 3 days so this is lower than the base rate. You will lose mana from an incorrectly resolved market -> 5% Justification: This never happened as far as I'm aware, but I haven't looked deeply into it. Most people are reliable about that sort of thing, and... markets basically never resolve anyway. I could get a better prob if I investigated more. You'll see someone you know while running errands. -> 5% Justification: This happens maybe once or twice a year. One answer you marked greater than 90% probability will fail to happen. -> 0% Justification: No answers are above 90%. You'll see a double rainbow. -> 0.1% Justification: Happened only once, at that spot in Hawaii known for that, and I'm not going there again. Double rainbows are basically impossible except under the most unlikely of circumstances. You'll see a rainbow. -> 3% Justification: I basically never see rainbows where I live. Maybe once a year. See you in a week!
You will get spooked by a clown. -> NO You'll see a cat roaming. -> YES (I underestimated how much I'd bike this week, and there are cats roaming absolutely everywhere) You will enjoy an ingredient in a meal you thought you hated (garlic, cilantro, licorice, etc) -> NO You will ride an e-scooter -> NO You'll watch a movie and really enjoy it. -> NO You'll witness a car accident. -> NO You will be sprayed by a water pistol -> NO You will eat a potato -> NO You will lose mana from an incorrectly resolved market -> NO You'll see someone you know while running errands. -> NO One answer you marked greater than 90% probability will fail to happen. -> NO You'll see a double rainbow. -> NO You'll see a rainbow. -> NO So this resolves as the cat one.
Sounds like we went too unlikely this time
@JoyVoid forgot to hire the water pistol wielding clown 🤡
@BionicD0LPH1N Me. And you will know it.
@EnopoletusHarding By "I", do you mean you or me? If you, I can't know whether this happens so it'll be disqualified.