The vending machine in my office's break room is the fairest of all vending machines. After making a selection, it detects whether something actually fell or not. If nothing falls, it allows you to make another selection. This creates an interesting dynamic for those requesting a vend. While the moments after the button pressing are normally dominated by a tense fear that the selected product won't fall (resulting in a machine shake and, in some cases, the forced double purchase), this machine nudges the customers to encourage the machine to fuck up. It's a lottery, of sorts. A win/win lottery.
Ladies and gentlemen, I just won the lottery.
I'm sitting here with 2 bags of peanut M&M's costing just $.75.
I'm the big winner today. Me.
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