Some of the best websites are the ones that make things simple. With all the crazy amounts of information available through the internet, sometimes we just want it given to us straight.

Enter www.DoINeedaJacket.com. This interesting weather website takes all the detail you get from most weather reports and delivers a short answer to the simple question: Do I need a jacket?

Go to the homepage, enter your city name or zip code and you’ll get either a yes or no answer. Sometimes you’ll get a reason such as “It’s a little windy” or “It’s misty”. There’s really not much more to it.

For those that like the complete weather report and want to know the temperature and other weather details you can find them in the fine print as well. So you can get a complete weather report if you’d like, but if not you’ll notice the answer to your question in big, bold type.

Anyone who would like can create a prediction which becomes a bet when someone accepts it. Each side then chooses a charity that the other will donate to if they win. Each bet is carefully documented and detailed so there’s no arguments. The bet must go at least two years from the time of agreement and much be societally or scientifically important. There are other rules as well, but you get the idea.

Although I haven’t placed a prediction or taken a bet yet myself, I’ve been amused reading some of the current and completed predictions. I was reading a few that made me a little concerned, though. For instance how badly does Mr. Rees want to win this bet?

Most of the bets on LongBets.org will spark some thought if nothing else and make you ask the question “How will Mr. Keane collect if he wins?”