Will the world's computers crash on 1 January 2000 or will we look back on it all as just another "bug" in a teacup? Click your choice.
| Meltdown, with catastrophic and lasting effects. | 6% | 
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| A widely-felt short sharp shock, with business-as-usual the next day. | 6% |
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| Limited disruption in a few ill-prepared countries or sectors, with most countries now Y2K-proof. | 63% | 
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| No effect; Y2K was just hype anyway. | 25% |
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Total number of votes 108
December 01, 1999 - January 10, 2000
December 01, 1999 - January 10, 2000
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