Polymarket Bettor Uses ‘Hair Dryer’ To Change The Weather In Paris, Prediction Market Manipulation Controversy Intensifies

In a bizarre incident in Paris, a Polymarket bettor reportedly used a hair dryer to manipulate the temperature at a sensor at the Charles-de-Gaulle airport in order to win a contract, and was able to do it not once, but twice.

Rise In Temperature

According to a report by Le Monde, a probe placed at the Charles-de-Gaulle airport in Paris recorded an abnormal increase in temperatures on April 6 and 15, prompting questions from climate data enthusiasts.

Around 6:30 PM on April 6, the temperature recorded at the sensor rose by four degrees in a matter of 12 minutes and then dropped five minutes later, prompting questions. The same thing again on April 15.

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