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A physical coin is biased?

• isotropy 2y ago
  Empirically, human-flipped coins have about a 1% bias toward the same side they started on: https://www.ams.org/publicoutreach/math-history/hap7-fifty-one-percent.pdf https://www.ams.org/publicoutreach/math-history/hap7-fifty-o...
  • HelloUsername 2y ago
    But why it says "favors heads ~51%"
    • mattvr 2y ago
      Updated to "favors one side 51%".
    • Rooster61 2y ago
      What sort of uncivilized mook dares flip a coin with tails facing up? Preposterous
• helboi4 2y ago
  I feel like when I flip a physical coin it pretty much always lands on exactly the same side unless I flip it real wierd.