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How would that work?
I imagine by declaring that they would power up the LHC iff the Green party won, thus forcing everyone who would vote Blue to come down with a fever on election day.
Not at all. It would cause everyone who would vote Blue to come down with a fever except the number of Green voters minus one. The closer the result, the more likely it is; therefore, we should expect one-vote-from-a-tie every time.
No, the most likely thing is not guaranteed to happen - being one vote off and being ten votes off are roughly equally likely. The proportionate probability between the various winning results is unchanged.
Also, the more unlikely the desired result, the more likely the LHC will just break rather than delivering the goods.
Bah, it's like you believe an imperfectly-crafted coin will sometimes come up heads and sometimes come up tails.
If you mean this in answer to what I said, please make your point explicit.
I'm using verbal irony.
Right, well if you decide to actually reveal what you're on about let us know.
He just did. Interpreting the remark as verbal irony, it is clear that he is straightforwardly agreeing with you - just in a manner which (I assume) he hoped would be entertaining.
If I have anything significant to say, I will.