Heads or Tails
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If I can't see the coin before it's flipped I call tails. If I can see the coin on the thumb before the toss, then I call whatever is facing up before the throw.
There's no logic to it. I guess I'd rather get tail than head.
There's no logic to it. I guess I'd rather get tail than head.
Jeeze, I would have thought that choosing heads had a 2 -1 edge over tails, at least in my experience.
I lag. At least I control my own destiny.
I wish the tourney I play in around here would use a lag.
As it stands right now tails is in the lead with 45% of the vote.
I guess that means that 45% of the voters will be right 50% of the time. The other 55% will only be right half the time. :grin-square:
I guess that means that 45% of the voters will be right 50% of the time. The other 55% will only be right half the time. :grin-square:
Well if it keeps going in this direction I think I am going to get my
hands on a "Two Headed Coin"
& do the flipping :thumbup:
What?
I thought by now someone would have pointed out that with a relatively new penny (maybe the most common coin used for the flip), tails is a slight favorite, maybe around 51% or 52%. To prove this to yourself, spin a new penny on a very smooth surface, like the glass that covers some tables in restaurants and bars, and record which side it lands on. Do it at least 50 times and I'm betting on tails beating heads. The coins is simply not symmetrical, the heads side weighing slightly more than the tails side. I have called "tails" 100% of the time since I learned this about 45 years ago.
I thought by now someone would have pointed out that with a relatively new penny (maybe the most common coin used for the flip), tails is a slight favorite, maybe around 51% or 52%. To prove this to yourself, spin a new penny on a very smooth surface, like the glass that covers some tables in restaurants and bars, and record which side it lands on. Do it at least 50 times and I'm betting on tails beating heads. The coins is simply not symmetrical, the heads side weighing slightly more than the tails side. I have called "tails" 100% of the time since I learned this about 45 years ago.
Actually, mathematically, 100% of the people will be correct 50% of the time. If you flip a coin 99 times, and it comes up heads all 99 times, the odds of hitting heads on the next toss is still 50/50.
Statistically, a coin toss is about the most equal opportunity venture you can bet on.
Steve
always heads
I always call heads, but even more important is to jockey so you're the caller. The tosser seems to lose more often.
http://www.youtube.com/user/jessejallred#p/u/4/jIj6eKKsUJw
I always call heads, but even more important is to jockey so you're the caller. The tosser seems to lose more often.
http://www.youtube.com/user/jessejallred#p/u/4/jIj6eKKsUJw
short story...
I worked with a guy once, who at some point of every new-hire interview, would ask this question.
If I flip a coin what would you call? Heads or tails.
If they answered "tails" they had just put themselves at a distinct disadvantage. He believed that, subconsciously, people that called tails felt of themselves as underdogs and had a more negative outlook on things. Conversely he felt that people that called heads had a more positive outlook.
I always feel better when my opponent calls tails.
Tommy
I worked with a guy once, who at some point of every new-hire interview, would ask this question.
If I flip a coin what would you call? Heads or tails.
If they answered "tails" they had just put themselves at a distinct disadvantage. He believed that, subconsciously, people that called tails felt of themselves as underdogs and had a more negative outlook on things. Conversely he felt that people that called heads had a more positive outlook.
I always feel better when my opponent calls tails.
Tommy
To counter-point this, I'd like to point out that the influence of a marginally-heavier coin face on a flipping coin -- as opposed to spinning per the previous example -- is next to negligible. When the coin's spinning, the slight difference in weight may have a 'pulling' effect on the coin, disturbing its axis of rotation so that the heavier face 'pulls' the coin down more often than not. And the continued rotation of the coin on this vertical axis gives the added weight more time to influence the result of the flip. This effect is similar to an improperly-balance car wheel which vibrates at speed. With a coin flip, however, the outcome is determined more or less by the angle at which the coin strikes the surface you're flipping onto. The resulting tumbling flip, the axis of which is closer to horizontal, is influenced less by the difference in weight of the coin faces. The coin may begin to yaw away from a perfect horizontal tumble, but the next bounce is again influenced by the striking angle of the coin's edge or surface.
Wow, that's an incredibly lame-sounding post. I pick tails, by the way
I always call heads, sometimes.
Chi Chi Rodriguez would always mark his ball with a new penny, with the head up and facing the cup. He made about 50% of his putts.
Chi Chi Rodriguez would always mark his ball with a new penny, with the head up and facing the cup. He made about 50% of his putts.
I call "heads on the table." That way I never lose! If it's heads up I win and if it's heads down, it's "heads on the table." Don't try this with anyone bigger than you. 
I call "heads on the table." That way I never lose! If it's heads up I win and if it's heads down, it's "heads on the table." Don't try this with anyone bigger than you.
Jay, You didn't get to use that strategy much then, did ya?
Couldn't resist! lol