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392 points seanhunter | 1 comments | 19 Nov 24 09:03 UTC | HN request time: 0.221s | source

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outsidein ◴[19 Nov 24 15:07 UTC] No.42184201[source]▶

Flip it twice. Once to determine which side is up at second throw. Reverse to counter bias at start of second throw. Then flip again for final result.

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1. Aloisius ◴[19 Nov 24 20:12 UTC] No.42187595[source]▶

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This won't fix the bias. It would be biased towards the obverse of the starting side up of the first flip.

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Fair coins tend to land on the side they started (2023)