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by ezyang 4818 days ago
Expected wait time: infinity!
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anologwintermut 4818 days ago
If you believe that then I have a lottery ticket to sell you. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Petersburg_paradox
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krcz 4818 days ago
Can I play as many times as I want?
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krcz 4818 days ago
Not really, it's silly to talk about expected value here. There's just no such distribution.
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