Howard Bond, the lead author of a 2013 study by Pennsylvania State University and the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, factored in information about the star's distance, brightness, composition, and structure. Although previous research suggested the star was around 16 billion years old, despite the universe being a mere 13.8 billion years old, new numbers make a little more sense. ShutterstockĪn ancient star called Methuselah has baffled scientists due to the fact that the celestial body appears to be older than the actual universe. The oldest known star appears to be older than the universe. Since were beginners, scissors was definitely the safest.' Christie's went with scissors and won. Rock is way too obvious, and scissors beats paper. The twins offered an informed suggestion, with one telling the Times, 'Everybody knows you always start with scissors. And while a Sotheby's employee admitted to The New York Times that they 'didn't really give it that much thought' and 'had no strategy in mind,' the team at Christie's researched the psychology behind the hit-or-miss game and talked to 11-year-old twin 'experts' (daughters of a Christie's employee) who played it at school 'practically every day.'

But when Hashiyama couldn't choose between the auction houses, he let a game of 'Rock, Paper, Scissors' make the decision for him.īoth Sotheby's and Christie's were given a few days to select their weapon of choice. In 2005, both Sotheby's and Christie's were eager to sell Takashi Hashiyama's $20 million art collection, which included works by Picasso, Vincent Van Gogh, and Paul Cézanne. Christie's and Sotheby's played 'Rock, Paper, Scissors' to decide who would auction a $20 million art collection.

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