Apocalypse 2013, take 1: Cometpocalpyse

[snoopy369]

A comet will fly by the earth in December 2013, brighter than Hale-Bopp. I'm taking over-under bets for the number of cultists who will perish as a result of this flyby. Current line: 47.

[Lorizael]

Err, but we're all going to die this coming December. Who cares if a comet incinerates our corpses a year later?

[snoopy369]

That is what we in the sports betting business call 'the Vig'.

[Guynemer]

I'm taking the over all day long on that.

[Tupac Shakur]

Err, but we're all going to die this coming December. Who cares if a comet incinerates our corpses a year later?

QFT

[-Jrabbit]

I'll take the under.

[snoopy369]

The line remains at 47 at close of business Friday. Also, note that if any of the dead are on the bettor's Celebrity Dead Pool list, the payout is double if they take the over.

[Berzerker]

article is messed up, comet will pass Mars Oct '13, Earth in Dec '13, and reach perihelion (closest to sun) in Nov '13

i'm confused

[snoopy369]

*--------Mars----Sun--Earth

*=comet

[Berzerker]

that'll work

the article said Oct 1st when it passes Mars so that gives it almost 2 months to perihelion and 1 more month to reach us

any comets around 2012+ are a cause for concern

[Dinner]

Clearly everyone should cash out their retirement funds and blow it all at Vegas. Either that or build an underground doom bunker filled with raman noodles and canned spam.