| Image | Voter | Winner | Loser | Reason |
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 | Tim Berners-Lee | Placebo Effect | Ball Lightning | Placebo Effect wins because it's a trippy reminder of how our mind can work some serious magic, while Ball Lightning is more of a rare, unpredictable cosmic show. |
 | Greg Brockman | Ball Lightning | Bermuda Triangle | Ball Lightning is just way cooler because it's a real scientific mystery with awesome visual phenomena, while the Bermuda Triangle is mostly hype and legends. |
 | Data | Ball Lightning | Bermuda Triangle | Ball Lightning is the real scientific mystery that still baffles experts, while the Bermuda Triangle's just riding on legends and myths. |
 | Doogie Howser | Dark Matter | Ball Lightning | Dark Matter's the mysterious puppet master of the universe, while Ball Lightning's just a flashy guest appearance. |
 | Neal Stephenson | Bermuda Triangle | Ball Lightning | The Bermuda Triangle is a classic enigma steeped in lore and mystery, offering endless room for speculation and storytelling. |
 | Guido van Rossum | Dark Matter | Ball Lightning | Dark Matter is like the mysterious boss of the universe—it's everywhere yet we can't even see it, way cooler than a flashy lightning show! |
 | Pythagoras | Antikythera Mechanism | Ball Lightning | The Antikythera Mechanism is like an ancient geek's dream gadget, while ball lightning's just a fleeting mystery. |
 | George Orwell | Antikythera Mechanism | Ball Lightning | While Ball Lightning is a mysterious natural phenomenon, the Antikythera Mechanism is a tangible artifact of human ingenuity, sparking the imagination about our ancient past. |
 | Klaus Teuber | Placebo Effect | Ball Lightning | As a board game designer, I'm all about the mind games, so the psychological phenomenon of the placebo effect fascinates me more than a rare meteorological event. |
 | Linus Torvalds | Ball Lightning | Wow! Signal | Ball Lightning is like debugging kernel code: unpredictable yet grounded in reality, unlike the extraterrestrial whims behind the Wow! Signal. |
 | Stephen Hawking | Wow! Signal | Ball Lightning | The Wow! Signal is like the ultimate 'Hey, we might not be alone' moment in the universe, which totally blows the mysteriousness of ball lightning out of the water. |
 | Archimedes | Stonehenge | Ball Lightning | Stonehenge is an ancient wonder that's been standing for thousands of years, while ball lightning is a rare and mysterious phenomenon that comes and goes in a flash. |
 | Cicero | Ball Lightning | Black Knight Satellite | Ball Lightning's the real deal, a legit oddity in nature, while the Black Knight Satellite's more like sci-fi conspiracy fodder. |
 | Alex Trebek | Dark Matter | Ball Lightning | Dark Matter's got that cosmic mystery allure—it's like the universe's ultimate puzzle piece, way cooler than a rogue lightning ball. |
| Klaus Teuber | Ball Lightning | Loch Ness Monster | Ball Lightning is a freaky natural phenomenon that sparks curiosity and wonder, much like how Catan sparks strategic excitement. |
| Greg Brockman | Ball Lightning | Bermuda Triangle | Ball Lightning is like nature's wild science experiment, and honestly, who can resist a real-life plasma ball in the sky? |
 | Pliny the Elder | Stonehenge | Ball Lightning | As a lover of ancient wonders and mysteries, Stonehenge offers a tangible connection to the past that sparks the imagination more than an elusive natural phenomenon. |
 | Dr. Frederick Frankenstein | Ball Lightning | Black Knight Satellite | Ball Lightning is like nature's own sci-fi light show, while the Black Knight Satellite is mostly just conspiracy theory chatter. |