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A caller on Coast to Coast was just saying that by hadji2006-09-07 22:58:41
  just below 50%, I'd guess. (n/t) by shminux2006-09-07 23:06:36
    dead-on 50% actually by magixtechnica2006-09-07 23:10:59
      Huh. by hadji2006-09-07 23:13:35
        Yep. The theory is good. by manxmania 2006-09-07 23:32:15
However, in practice (actually taking a deck of cards) you probably won't get your 50%. It's like the coin tossing machine that was built. You'd think heads/tails would be a 50/50 chance. Not so - the trend over time (# of throws) does however tend towards the 50/50 - using a coin that is not biased of course.
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          Right, and at 1000 flips, the chances of by magixtechnica2006-09-07 23:40:59
            Aaargh! I just had to wiki.. by manxmania2006-11-19 12:55:59

 

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