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		hammock on Nov 19, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Fair coins tend to land on the side they started (... The 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 on Nov 19, 2024 [–]

Let's abandon coin flipping in favour of coin shaking then

dotancohen on Nov 19, 2024 | [–]

It's a shake and then a flip. Put your hand on your hip and bend your knees in tight.

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