You probably know those machines that (allegedly) allow you
to win something by grabbing the prize with a mechanical claw. They usually
make money by reducing the probability of winning thus for every N plays that
cost 1$ they give a prize worth N/Z $ (where Z is always smaller than N).
Last weekend I came across a variant of such a machine that guarantees
winning the prize. Only, in this case, the prize is a rubber duck worth
probably 5¢ (manufactured in China for probably less than 1¢ per piece).
The nice twist is that the machine charges 1$ and allows the
person to play till they win… reframing it, it for 1$ is sells a 5¢ rubber duck
+ the thrill of winning + making the player work for it, thus making her/ him
value the rubber duck more.
Not a bad business idea …
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