What is the most unlikely but possible statement?

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I'm looking for statements that look obviously false but have no disproof (yet).

For example The base-10 digits of $pi$ eventually only include 0s and 1s.

To make this question a little objective, I'm thinking about the "Vegas gambling odds" I would need to bet on each statement. Or, equivalently, the final answer will be the one statement I'd choose if forced to bet my life against one. I'm hoping voters could try to take one of those approaches too and I'll probably then just side with the biggest vote-getter.

I'm looking for statements that even children would doubt, and that really is the goal of my question, but I'm also a little curious whether the definitions of more advanced math might somehow create an even more laughable but possible statement.
So, don't hold back if anything in your mind seems more obvious to you.

EDIT: Most statements probably have an obvious improvement method (e.g., as @bof pointed out,
the $pi$ example can use two different long fixed blocks of digits to fill the tail instead of
just 0/1), so I'll simply judge with added style points for making statements "short, sweet,
and easy for children to contemplate". The main difference from this prior question is
that answers do not need to be "important" (so the focus here in my question is not on advanced
mathematics) and that I'm choosing the least believable statement as the answer.

recreational-mathematics provability

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  Pretty much same as mathoverflow.net/questions/259844/…
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  @Gerry The answers in that question are more advanced and even my pi example seems less likely than those. I might need to re-word my question.
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I'm looking for statements that look obviously false but have no disproof (yet).

For example The base-10 digits of $pi$ eventually only include 0s and 1s.

To make this question a little objective, I'm thinking about the "Vegas gambling odds" I would need to bet on each statement. Or, equivalently, the final answer will be the one statement I'd choose if forced to bet my life against one. I'm hoping voters could try to take one of those approaches too and I'll probably then just side with the biggest vote-getter.

I'm looking for statements that even children would doubt, and that really is the goal of my question, but I'm also a little curious whether the definitions of more advanced math might somehow create an even more laughable but possible statement.
So, don't hold back if anything in your mind seems more obvious to you.

EDIT: Most statements probably have an obvious improvement method (e.g., as @bof pointed out,
the $pi$ example can use two different long fixed blocks of digits to fill the tail instead of
just 0/1), so I'll simply judge with added style points for making statements "short, sweet,
and easy for children to contemplate". The main difference from this prior question is
that answers do not need to be "important" (so the focus here in my question is not on advanced
mathematics) and that I'm choosing the least believable statement as the answer.

recreational-mathematics provability

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edited 42 mins ago

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  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Pretty much same as mathoverflow.net/questions/259844/…
  – Gerry Myerson
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @Gerry The answers in that question are more advanced and even my pi example seems less likely than those. I might need to re-word my question.
  – bobuhito
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

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3
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up vote
3
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I'm looking for statements that look obviously false but have no disproof (yet).

For example The base-10 digits of $pi$ eventually only include 0s and 1s.

To make this question a little objective, I'm thinking about the "Vegas gambling odds" I would need to bet on each statement. Or, equivalently, the final answer will be the one statement I'd choose if forced to bet my life against one. I'm hoping voters could try to take one of those approaches too and I'll probably then just side with the biggest vote-getter.

I'm looking for statements that even children would doubt, and that really is the goal of my question, but I'm also a little curious whether the definitions of more advanced math might somehow create an even more laughable but possible statement.
So, don't hold back if anything in your mind seems more obvious to you.

EDIT: Most statements probably have an obvious improvement method (e.g., as @bof pointed out,
the $pi$ example can use two different long fixed blocks of digits to fill the tail instead of
just 0/1), so I'll simply judge with added style points for making statements "short, sweet,
and easy for children to contemplate". The main difference from this prior question is
that answers do not need to be "important" (so the focus here in my question is not on advanced
mathematics) and that I'm choosing the least believable statement as the answer.

recreational-mathematics provability

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edited 42 mins ago

asked 1 hour ago

bobuhito

1677

I'm looking for statements that look obviously false but have no disproof (yet).

For example The base-10 digits of $pi$ eventually only include 0s and 1s.

To make this question a little objective, I'm thinking about the "Vegas gambling odds" I would need to bet on each statement. Or, equivalently, the final answer will be the one statement I'd choose if forced to bet my life against one. I'm hoping voters could try to take one of those approaches too and I'll probably then just side with the biggest vote-getter.

I'm looking for statements that even children would doubt, and that really is the goal of my question, but I'm also a little curious whether the definitions of more advanced math might somehow create an even more laughable but possible statement.
So, don't hold back if anything in your mind seems more obvious to you.

EDIT: Most statements probably have an obvious improvement method (e.g., as @bof pointed out,
the $pi$ example can use two different long fixed blocks of digits to fill the tail instead of
just 0/1), so I'll simply judge with added style points for making statements "short, sweet,
and easy for children to contemplate". The main difference from this prior question is
that answers do not need to be "important" (so the focus here in my question is not on advanced
mathematics) and that I'm choosing the least believable statement as the answer.

recreational-mathematics provability

recreational-mathematics provability

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  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Pretty much same as mathoverflow.net/questions/259844/…
  – Gerry Myerson
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @Gerry The answers in that question are more advanced and even my pi example seems less likely than those. I might need to re-word my question.
  – bobuhito
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Pretty much same as mathoverflow.net/questions/259844/…
  – Gerry Myerson
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @Gerry The answers in that question are more advanced and even my pi example seems less likely than those. I might need to re-word my question.
  – bobuhito
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  

1

1

Pretty much same as mathoverflow.net/questions/259844/…
– Gerry Myerson
1 hour ago

Pretty much same as mathoverflow.net/questions/259844/…
– Gerry Myerson
1 hour ago

@Gerry The answers in that question are more advanced and even my pi example seems less likely than those. I might need to re-word my question.
– bobuhito
1 hour ago

@Gerry The answers in that question are more advanced and even my pi example seems less likely than those. I might need to re-word my question.
– bobuhito
1 hour ago

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This one: $zeta(5) inBbb Q$.

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Though not for children but to me the statement that is most unlikely but possible is that despite all the computational evidences,

The Riemann Hypothesis is FALSE.

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answered 1 hour ago

Nilotpal Kanti Sinha

3,35621333

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  Some great mathematicians would bet that the RH is false, for example, Littlewood.
  – bof
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @bof, Littlewood is no onger in a position to make wagers.
  – Gerry Myerson
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @bof Some other great mathematicians would bet that the RH is true, for example, Reiamnn :)
  – Nilotpal Kanti Sinha
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @GerryMyerson You may be right. Personally, I don't know what Littlewood may or may not be in a position to do.
  – bof
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  You don't have to follow my rules, but I can't believe this gets upvoted...I'd much rather bet on pi not ending with 0s and 1s.
  – bobuhito
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  

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The continuum is $aleph_37$.

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This one: $zeta(5) inBbb Q$.

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This one: $zeta(5) inBbb Q$.

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edited 15 mins ago

answered 1 hour ago

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up vote
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up vote
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This one: $zeta(5) inBbb Q$.

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answered 1 hour ago

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This one: $zeta(5) inBbb Q$.

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edited 15 mins ago

answered 1 hour ago

Nilotpal Kanti Sinha

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Though not for children but to me the statement that is most unlikely but possible is that despite all the computational evidences,

The Riemann Hypothesis is FALSE.

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answered 1 hour ago

Nilotpal Kanti Sinha

3,35621333

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Some great mathematicians would bet that the RH is false, for example, Littlewood.
  – bof
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @bof, Littlewood is no onger in a position to make wagers.
  – Gerry Myerson
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @bof Some other great mathematicians would bet that the RH is true, for example, Reiamnn :)
  – Nilotpal Kanti Sinha
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @GerryMyerson You may be right. Personally, I don't know what Littlewood may or may not be in a position to do.
  – bof
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  You don't have to follow my rules, but I can't believe this gets upvoted...I'd much rather bet on pi not ending with 0s and 1s.
  – bobuhito
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 2 more comments

up vote
2
down vote

Though not for children but to me the statement that is most unlikely but possible is that despite all the computational evidences,

The Riemann Hypothesis is FALSE.

share|cite|improve this answer

answered 1 hour ago

Nilotpal Kanti Sinha

3,35621333

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Some great mathematicians would bet that the RH is false, for example, Littlewood.
  – bof
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @bof, Littlewood is no onger in a position to make wagers.
  – Gerry Myerson
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @bof Some other great mathematicians would bet that the RH is true, for example, Reiamnn :)
  – Nilotpal Kanti Sinha
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @GerryMyerson You may be right. Personally, I don't know what Littlewood may or may not be in a position to do.
  – bof
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  You don't have to follow my rules, but I can't believe this gets upvoted...I'd much rather bet on pi not ending with 0s and 1s.
  – bobuhito
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 2 more comments

up vote
2
down vote

up vote
2
down vote

Though not for children but to me the statement that is most unlikely but possible is that despite all the computational evidences,

The Riemann Hypothesis is FALSE.

share|cite|improve this answer

answered 1 hour ago

Nilotpal Kanti Sinha

3,35621333

Though not for children but to me the statement that is most unlikely but possible is that despite all the computational evidences,

The Riemann Hypothesis is FALSE.

share|cite|improve this answer

answered 1 hour ago

Nilotpal Kanti Sinha

3,35621333

share|cite|improve this answer

share|cite|improve this answer

answered 1 hour ago

Nilotpal Kanti Sinha

3,35621333

answered 1 hour ago

Nilotpal Kanti Sinha

3,35621333

answered 1 hour ago

Nilotpal Kanti Sinha

3,35621333

3,35621333

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Some great mathematicians would bet that the RH is false, for example, Littlewood.
  – bof
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @bof, Littlewood is no onger in a position to make wagers.
  – Gerry Myerson
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @bof Some other great mathematicians would bet that the RH is true, for example, Reiamnn :)
  – Nilotpal Kanti Sinha
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @GerryMyerson You may be right. Personally, I don't know what Littlewood may or may not be in a position to do.
  – bof
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  You don't have to follow my rules, but I can't believe this gets upvoted...I'd much rather bet on pi not ending with 0s and 1s.
  – bobuhito
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 2 more comments

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Some great mathematicians would bet that the RH is false, for example, Littlewood.
  – bof
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @bof, Littlewood is no onger in a position to make wagers.
  – Gerry Myerson
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @bof Some other great mathematicians would bet that the RH is true, for example, Reiamnn :)
  – Nilotpal Kanti Sinha
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @GerryMyerson You may be right. Personally, I don't know what Littlewood may or may not be in a position to do.
  – bof
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  You don't have to follow my rules, but I can't believe this gets upvoted...I'd much rather bet on pi not ending with 0s and 1s.
  – bobuhito
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  

Some great mathematicians would bet that the RH is false, for example, Littlewood.
– bof
1 hour ago

Some great mathematicians would bet that the RH is false, for example, Littlewood.
– bof
1 hour ago

@bof, Littlewood is no onger in a position to make wagers.
– Gerry Myerson
1 hour ago

@bof, Littlewood is no onger in a position to make wagers.
– Gerry Myerson
1 hour ago

@bof Some other great mathematicians would bet that the RH is true, for example, Reiamnn :)
– Nilotpal Kanti Sinha
1 hour ago

@bof Some other great mathematicians would bet that the RH is true, for example, Reiamnn :)
– Nilotpal Kanti Sinha
1 hour ago

@GerryMyerson You may be right. Personally, I don't know what Littlewood may or may not be in a position to do.
– bof
1 hour ago

@GerryMyerson You may be right. Personally, I don't know what Littlewood may or may not be in a position to do.
– bof
1 hour ago

You don't have to follow my rules, but I can't believe this gets upvoted...I'd much rather bet on pi not ending with 0s and 1s.
– bobuhito
1 hour ago

You don't have to follow my rules, but I can't believe this gets upvoted...I'd much rather bet on pi not ending with 0s and 1s.
– bobuhito
1 hour ago

 | 
show 2 more comments

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The continuum is $aleph_37$.

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The continuum is $aleph_37$.

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up vote
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The continuum is $aleph_37$.

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The continuum is $aleph_37$.

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answered 1 hour ago

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