TobyBartels comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 4 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: TobyBartels 17 October 2010 08:18:43AM 1 point [-]

So what you do is resolve to take the 'water' away if your lunch-mate drinks from it and does not splutter.

I don't think that the vendor will apply the guarantee in that case. Next you'll forget about messing with causality and just try to get your money back by opening the can and pouring the contents away. Surely the guarantee only applies if one finishes drinking it!