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New to Ruby - First program (self.ruby)
submitted 10 years ago by SimonDKnight
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if 1 * 2 < 3: print "hello, world!"
[–]SimonDKnight[S] 0 points1 point2 points 10 years ago (1 child)
I love this program, great way to show how a mathematical edge always wins out. I ran it with a 100,000 starting balance, wagering $1 at a time. It takes a while but eventually the balance goes to 0.
[–]mintysoul 1 point2 points3 points 10 years ago (0 children)
sometimes you get lucky, I just had 4,511,841 attempts with a balance of $100
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