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Re:Flipping 10 heads in a row - a small probability demonstr... by EvanKelly on Saturday August 20, 2011 @03:31PM (#2907463)
I have always liked to think of an international Rock-Paper-Scissors competition where everyone in the world participated.

One person in the world would win all of their matches in a row.

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Re:Flipping 10 heads in a row - a small probability demonstr... by jws on Sunday August 21, 2011 @01:24AM (#2908578)
…and only play 40-60 rounds. Logistics aside it would be over in 5 minutes.
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Re:Flipping 10 heads in a row - a small probability demonstr... by Luc on Sunday August 21, 2011 @08:59AM (#2909105)
That's not quite comparable I think, with RPS being a game of skill and all.
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