A coin flip is considered by many to be the perfect 50/50 random event, even though — being an event subject to Newtonian physics — the results are in fact anything but random. But that’s okay, ...
Conventional wisdom about coin flips may have been turned on its head. A global team of researchers investigating the statistical and physical nuances of coin tosses worldwide concluded (via Phys.org) ...
I’m going to flip a coin. I want you to think in your head whether it will be heads or tails. You've got a 50-50 chance. In a twist, last year a coin was flipped twice thanks to the second overtime ...
Editor's note: This story was originally published in 2023 and has been updated. The coin toss seems like it should be the most simple part of a football game, right? Every NFL game starts with one of ...