Re:Magician-turned-mathematician uncovers bias in coin flipp...
by david927 on Thursday December 24, 2020 @10:52AM
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Flip it with the right amount of force, like a juggler with bowling pins.
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Re:Magician-turned-mathematician uncovers bias in coin flipp...
by alisonkisk on Thursday December 24, 2020 @10:57AM
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No. You need to put a lot of horizontal torque on it so it never flips over at all.
Re:Magician-turned-mathematician uncovers bias in coin flipp...
by thoughtstheseus on Thursday December 24, 2020 @11:02AM
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That’s not a coin flip! I agree that’s a method to achieve the outcome though. If you get the wobble right it’s almost imperceptible.
Re:Magician-turned-mathematician uncovers bias in coin flipp...
by iainctduncan on Thursday December 24, 2020 @12:02PM
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no audience is going to fall for that...
Re:Magician-turned-mathematician uncovers bias in coin flipp...
by thoughtstheseus on Thursday December 24, 2020 @12:35PM
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They do, occasionally it doesn’t wobble enough and looks obvious but done right it’s not perceptible. As a tip do it physically close to someone and catch it high so they have a worse angle to see the lack of flipping. For a real “performance” there is significantly better methods though.