we’ve set up a game of war the rules are simple our volunteers can bet one five
simple our volunteers can bet one five
simple our volunteers can bet one five or ten dollars and whoever draws the
or ten dollars and whoever draws the
or ten dollars and whoever draws the highest card wins the pot of course war
highest card wins the pot of course war
highest card wins the pot of course war is just a simple game of chance so
is just a simple game of chance so
is just a simple game of chance so simple it doesn’t feel like there’s much
simple it doesn’t feel like there’s much
simple it doesn’t feel like there’s much room for imagination right so far our
room for imagination right so far our
room for imagination right so far our volunteers have been going against Jim
volunteers have been going against Jim
volunteers have been going against Jim strong the reigning war champion and the
strong the reigning war champion and the
strong the reigning war champion and the bets have been low one dollar now our
bets have been low one dollar now our
bets have been low one dollar now our volunteers are playing against Eugene
volunteers are playing against Eugene
volunteers are playing against Eugene Roberts a novice and a nervous wreck so
Roberts a novice and a nervous wreck so
Roberts a novice and a nervous wreck so one two and three again right will that
one two and three again right will that
one two and three again right will that change the way people bet so uh first
change the way people bet so uh first
change the way people bet so uh first first bet
first bet
first bet Edna Mac’s betting the max is one two
Edna Mac’s betting the max is one two
Edna Mac’s betting the max is one two three ha ha she lost that round so her
three ha ha she lost that round so her
three ha ha she lost that round so her confidence must be shaken and she’ll
confidence must be shaken and she’ll
confidence must be shaken and she’ll lower her bet right been – max wrong why
lower her bet right been – max wrong why
lower her bet right been – max wrong why why do you keep betting the max
why do you keep betting the max
why do you keep betting the max second.we but why is she so confident
second.we but why is she so confident
second.we but why is she so confident even after losing that she continues to
even after losing that she continues to
even after losing that she continues to bet big one two three
bet big one two three
bet big one two three money have you caught on to the pattern
money have you caught on to the pattern
money have you caught on to the pattern of bedding in this phase of the
of bedding in this phase of the
of bedding in this phase of the experiment okay so ready play ten now
experiment okay so ready play ten now
experiment okay so ready play ten now okay one two three
okay one two three
okay one two three yes our volunteers kept betting the max
yes our volunteers kept betting the max
yes our volunteers kept betting the max against Eugene alright Eugene I’m gonna
against Eugene alright Eugene I’m gonna
against Eugene alright Eugene I’m gonna bet you the maximum ten Eugene I’m gonna
bet you the maximum ten Eugene I’m gonna
bet you the maximum ten Eugene I’m gonna come out of the cave big ten bucks would
come out of the cave big ten bucks would
come out of the cave big ten bucks would you do the same probably but why after
you do the same probably but why after
you do the same probably but why after all war is a game of luck and Eugene has
all war is a game of luck and Eugene has
all war is a game of luck and Eugene has as much a chance to win as Jim but your
as much a chance to win as Jim but your
as much a chance to win as Jim but your brain doesn’t see it that way
brain doesn’t see it that way
brain doesn’t see it that way betting again max
betting again max
betting again max obviously intimidation has something to
obviously intimidation has something to
obviously intimidation has something to do with it
do with it
do with it Jim is pretty intense and Eugene I’m
Jim is pretty intense and Eugene I’m
Jim is pretty intense and Eugene I’m sorry is Eugene which makes it easier to
sorry is Eugene which makes it easier to
sorry is Eugene which makes it easier to imagine winning against him but our
imagine winning against him but our
imagine winning against him but our participants imaginations are misleading
participants imaginations are misleading
participants imaginations are misleading them in one key way in fact to show you
them in one key way in fact to show you
them in one key way in fact to show you just how much their imaginations got the
just how much their imaginations got the
just how much their imaginations got the better of them we’ll let you in on a
better of them we’ll let you in on a
better of them we’ll let you in on a secret
secret
secret now you may have already figured it out
now you may have already figured it out
now you may have already figured it out Eugene Roberts and Jim strong are the
Eugene Roberts and Jim strong are the
Eugene Roberts and Jim strong are the exact same guy that’s right
exact same guy that’s right
exact same guy that’s right he’s an actor we hired to play both
he’s an actor we hired to play both
he’s an actor we hired to play both parts and not only are our opponents the
parts and not only are our opponents the
parts and not only are our opponents the same person as we said before war is a
same person as we said before war is a
same person as we said before war is a game of chance it’s a 50/50 chance yet
game of chance it’s a 50/50 chance yet
game of chance it’s a 50/50 chance yet time after time win or lose people bets
time after time win or lose people bets
time after time win or lose people bets small against Jim I’m gonna stay at the
small against Jim I’m gonna stay at the
small against Jim I’m gonna stay at the minimum and big against Eugene and the
minimum and big against Eugene and the
minimum and big against Eugene and the reason has nothing to do with a game of
reason has nothing to do with a game of
reason has nothing to do with a game of war and everything to do with their
war and everything to do with their
war and everything to do with their brains when about the max again Eugene
brains when about the max again Eugene
brains when about the max again Eugene which shows how your brain allows
which shows how your brain allows
which shows how your brain allows perception to cloud your judgment he
perception to cloud your judgment he
perception to cloud your judgment he came off kind of as weak and in that
came off kind of as weak and in that
came off kind of as weak and in that situation I just felt was a great time
situation I just felt was a great time
situation I just felt was a great time to bet higher his imagination made him
to bet higher his imagination made him
to bet higher his imagination made him temporarily ignore the fact the outcome
temporarily ignore the fact the outcome
temporarily ignore the fact the outcome is completely random and the odds are
is completely random and the odds are
is completely random and the odds are 50/50
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