Monday, August 24, 2009

Coin flipping isn't as random as we think

Here's an interesting piece on the true probabilities of coin flipping. The explanation of why a coin is 51% more likely to land with the same face up that was up when you flipped it is easy to follow and surprising.

1 comment:

  1. Don't anybody tell Rosencrantz (or is it Guildenstern?).

    Interesting!

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