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[–] BleakBluets@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Flipping a coin two times and reading the result as binary gang. (Don't actually do this, coins aren't as fair)

[–] ryven@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They're only off by about 1% and the bias depends on which side was up, it's not that bad. I wouldn't expect most inexpensive dice to be substantially fairer than that.

[–] PapaStevesy@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Would spinning the coin get rid of that bias?

[–] ryven@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have not read any stats on coin spinning, so I don't know!

[–] PapaStevesy@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago

I suppose it's basically flipping turned 90 degrees, so it might still be affected but which face is forward when being spun.