The Consequences of Making Dumb Bets in a Bar High Winds Two men were
drinking in a bar at the top of the Empire State Building. One turns to
the other and says, "You know, last week I discovered that if you jump
from the top of this building, by the time you fall to the 10th floor,
the winds around the building are so intense that they carry you around
the building and back into the window." The bartender overhears this and
just shakes his head in disapproval while wiping down the bar. The
second man says, "What, are you a nut? There is no way in hell that
could happen!" The first man says, "No, it's true. Let me prove it to
you." He gets up from the bar, jumps over the balcony, and careens
toward the street below. When he passes the 10th floor, the high wind
whips him around the building and back into the 10th floor window, where
he takes the elevator back up to the bar. The second man says, "You
know, I saw that with my own eyes, but that must have been a one-time
fluke." The first man says, "No, it isn't. I'll prove it again!" And
again he jumps and hurtles toward the street where the 10th floor wind
gently carries him around the building and into the window. Once
upstairs he urges his fellow drinker to try it. The second man says,
"Well, what the hell, it works, I'll try it." He jumps over the balcony,
plunges downward, and passes the...
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the sidewalk with a splat. Back upstairs, the bartender turns to the
other drinker and says, "You know, Superman, you're a real asshole when
you're drunk."