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Yeah, if I'm actually forced to use a coin instead of a computer system, I try to ping the thing off the ceiling and at least one wall (not in that order). Hitt
by Vecr 2y ago
Yeah, if I'm actually forced to use a coin instead of a computer system, I try to ping the thing off the ceiling and at least one wall (not in that order). Hitting various other things is a benefit, not a downside.
- hammock 2y agoThe guy in the grandparent YouTube video suggests shaking the coin in a closed hand (or better, a box) to randomize the starting side and then transferring it unseen to someone else to flip it Craps is also brought to mind where the dice have to bump the back wall
- roccomathijn 2y agoLet's abandon coin flipping in favour of coin shaking then
- dotancohen 2y agoIt's a shake and then a flip. Put your hand on your hip and bend your knees in tight.
- layman51 2y agoYour point about the coin hitting other things to be more unpredictable reminded me of an interesting blog post[1] about generating cryptographically secure random numbers. The memorable part for me is the suggestion of using five coins of different shapes and sizes so they get shaken a consistent number of times in a large cup. [1]: https://blog.sia.tech/generating-cryptographically-secure-random-numbers-with-coins-and-a-cup-4e223899509e https://blog.sia.tech/generating-cryptographically-secure-ra...