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If you're going to go that way you can skip the coin flip entirely. Just get both of them to write heads or tails on a note and then compare. This technique is
by sebzim4500 3y ago
If you're going to go that way you can skip the coin flip entirely. Just get both of them to write heads or tails on a note and then compare. This technique is used in some crypto projects, except instead of writing on a note you share cryptographic commitments.
- mewpmewp2 3y agoBut they need to remove the possibility of a psychological guessing game. E.g. Bob could've researched before hand that people are 55% likely to pick heads if they can pick by themselves.
- arijun 3y agoThat doesn’t remove the possibility of a psychological guessing game, just makes it more convoluted. If Bob knows Alice will pick first, he can still bias the results.
- CuriouslyC 3y agoInconceivable!