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Will any technical problems at Johnson Space Ctr. be attributed to 'crazy raspberry ants?

Settled as No

no

Background:

In what sounds like a really low-budget horror film, voracious swarming ants that apparently arrived in Texas aboard a cargo ship are invading homes and yards across the Houston area, shorting out electrical boxes and messing up computers.

Full Story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080514/ap_on_re_us/texas_ants


Settlement details: As reported by a major mainstream news source.

 
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Settled

Yes
5%
No
95%
Activity: H$65,582
Settled as No on Mon 16th Jun 8:43am PDT

Suspend date: Mon 16th Jun 12:59am PDT Settlement date: Mon 16th Jun 8:43am PDTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Sun 15th Jun 11:59pm PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled

Initial likelihoods: Yes: 33%

Action history:

Created Thu 15th May 10:12am PDT by mork[Power User]
Suspended Mon 16th Jun 12:59am PDT : Suspend date reached
Settlement requested Mon 16th Jun 3:11am PDT by orlin: There are no reports that such an event occured.
Settled as 'No' Mon 16th Jun 8:43am PDT by ryanj[Admin]: no

Suspend date: Mon 16th Jun 12:59am PDT Settlement date: Mon 16th Jun 8:43am PDTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Sun 15th Jun 11:59pm PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
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59 predictions

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gadget666 predicted No (H$200 at 95%)
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gadget666 predicted No (H$100 at 95%)
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Comments (10)

  1 camicalm
Shouldn't your question be "Will any technical problems at Johnson Space Ctr. be attributed to 'crazy raspberry ants'?" You want to know whether ants will cause technical problems, right? Not whether technical problems will cause ants? :-)
posted 27 weeks ago
  2 mrperfkt[Admin]
Did you read the part about how when you try to kill them, the survivors turn it to their advantage?! That's just "crazy!" :)
posted 27 weeks ago
  3 mork[Power User]
haha
you're right camicalm.
thanks for pointing that out.
posted 27 weeks ago
Are we considering the supend date to be the settlement date as well?

(This is hilarious by the way -- but I'm really glad I don't live in Texas anymore!)
posted 27 weeks ago
  5 mork[Power User]
I don't know...This 90 character max thing is pain in the butt.
posted 27 weeks ago
This 90 character thing IS a pain in the butt, and so are the fire ants, which thankfully these crazy rasberry ants are eating.
posted 27 weeks ago
AAHHHHHHHH, I HATE ANTS!!!!!!!!!!! ... I am serious people, I know it may sound utterly stupid, but I do have a really big fear of ants! Always have! Since I was a little kid and though I'm better about it now, haha, I do still hate them and if they are near me, I totally leave the area, they just freak me out man!

Jenni, I left Taxes too, haha, BUT GOOOOO COWBOYS!!!! :-D
posted 27 weeks ago
  8 tisha[Admin]
Please note changed working of the question, as per comment #1
posted 27 weeks ago
  9 mork[Power User]
I found em: WARNING Graphic Scenes
http://urbanentomology.tamu.edu/videos/Brood_Grass_1.MOV
posted 26 weeks ago
  10 mork[Power User]
So everyone understands;
This question will be considered settled when it suspends.
posted 23 weeks ago

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