To make things more interesting, I will reopen after the first and second comics to allow people to bet using this new information, as long as there are no questions regarding how one of the questions should resolve.
I will resolve any answers to these questions as soon as I have time to resolve and the result has become clear. If an answer is potentially ambiguous, I will wait to see thoughts posted on explain xkcd, and will either resolve or conclude N/A based on the possible consensus there.
Others are free to add options. I will delete duplicates and ask regarding resolution criteria for potentially vague options, or questions that I am not sure how to resolve. If you believe that there is potentially a vague option, feel free to comment so we can address the issue as early as possible.
I may bet in this market, but do not bet on questions about myself. On debatable questions, I will ask for trader input, and will put my reasoning once I come to a conclusion.
Update 2025-01-28 (PST): - Ambiguous digits that are difficult to read will either not be counted or counted as described by @Calibrate, resulting in an even sum. Unless there are complaints, this understanding will be used for resolution. (AI summary of creator comment)
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@EBurk The resolution to this might be a bit problematic, given that not all of the digits on the whiteboard are legible.
The two legible digits are the two 1's in the Lorentz factor formula (even sum).
The whole Lorentz factor formula, which is implied to be what is on the whiteboard, has an even sum of digits.
It's difficult to make out the subscript of the lowercase L on the right side, but presumably it's 0, for proper length.
Thus, as far as I can tell this comic should have an even sum of digits, but this is definitely ambiguous this week.
@Calibrate I appreciate the rundown! I imagine that with it being difficult to read, it should either not count at all or count the way you have described, both of which resolve to an even sum for those chunks. Unless someone complains otherwise, I will resolve with that understanding.