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Coin flips don’t appear to have 50/50 odds after all (www.engadget.com)

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[–] Madison420 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I should be specific, they say 4⁰ someodd coins but don't mention a control coin or the effect of air.

You should probably reign in that snark as i specifically addressed your point.

Notably every coin has a face/tail bias because of how much material is removed for the design, a coin with no bias flipped in vacuum should have been the control to remove the design and/or air resistance.