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Problem is flipping the coin 20 times. I don’t think even 1 in 100 million would do that.
by bluesign 3y ago
Problem is flipping the coin 20 times. I don’t think even 1 in 100 million would do that.
- sdfghswe 3y ago> Problem is flipping the coin 20 times. I don’t think even 1 in 100 million would do that. 2^20 = 1048576 So roughly 1 in 1 million. You're off by 100x.
- EddTheSDET 3y agoI believe OP is talking about the human emotion of flipping that coin the 19th time (or indeed the 18th, or 17th...). While the math might be as simple as doubling x times it's very different to actually do it!
- sdfghswe 3y agoAre you forced to bet everything on every flip?
- sokoloff 3y agoIf your goal is to double your money on each successful flip (as implied in [0]), then yes. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37586995 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37586995
- AdamN 3y agoI think that's the implication: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Petersburg_paradox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Petersburg_paradox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martingale_(betting_system) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martingale_(betting_system)
- brigadier132 3y agoThat's where skill comes in and invalidates the point that it's all luck.