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I 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 doubl

I 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 ago
Are you forced to bet everything on every flip?
- sokoloff 3y ago
  If 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 ago
  I 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 ago
  That's where skill comes in and invalidates the point that it's all luck.