Re:Magician-turned-mathematician uncovers bias in coin flipp...
by ppezaris on Thursday December 24, 2020 @12:08PM
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There's a huge assumption in this assertion: that you catch the coin.
If you let it bounce on a table, it's much more likely to land heavy-side down. Just imagine a very thick coin one side lead the other side balsa wood. That would land lead-side down much more than 50/50 if allowed to bounce on the table.
If you let it bounce on a table, it's much more likely to land heavy-side down. Just imagine a very thick coin one side lead the other side balsa wood. That would land lead-side down much more than 50/50 if allowed to bounce on the table.