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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 3 Feb 2013

    There's a small but real chance that a flipped coin will land on its edge. Forty-seven Super Bowls is not enough to reveal it

    3:33 PM - 3 Feb 2013
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      1. Jon Fingas‏Verified account @jonfingas 3 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson If it had landed on the edge in a game with two brothers as coaches… I think we’d have permission to freak out.

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      1. Frankohnstein‏ @Koh_Biet 3 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson isn't there also a small but real chance a meteor or space debris will fall into the dome and block a fieldgoal kick?

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      1. Pfunk-the original‏ @Gluonsrule 3 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson we did an experiment in h.s. and it happened after 874 tosses. on felt, no less.

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      1. Captain America's shieldmaiden‏ @jeditigger 3 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson Neil, bringing science and sexy to football.

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      2. Steven Lehrburger‏ @lehrblogger 5 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson A friend read that it wasn't actually possible to create an unfair coin that tended toward landing on one side – is that true?

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      3. Corey Menscher‏ @cmenscher 5 Feb 2013
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        @lehrblogger @neiltyson It’s totally possible to create an unfair coin. Witness: http://bit.ly/XlFcyh  :)

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      1. Sabu‏ @Sabuque 11 Apr 2013
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        @neiltyson it once happened to me, seriously.

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      1. Matthew Harry Ayres‏ @NoctumSolis 3 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson wouldn't it bounce, then fall over?

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      1. BlackJester‏ @BlkJstr 3 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson Did you see it in Shaolin Soccer? A real hoot!

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      1. patrick kelly‏ @ptkelly13 3 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson higher chance on real grass.

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      1. Justin Anderson‏ @Interrrobanger 3 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson that happened to me during a high school probability experiment. Stunned to this day.

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      1. Pat‏ @tailorcut 3 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson -- Forty-seven Super Bowls have not been enough to reveal it, but there has always been a same chance for it.

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      1. SnarlHarmonics‏ @AurellHarmonics 3 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson Wouldn't it just continue to rotate and tip onto one of the faces?

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      1. Robert Phillips‏ @robbyyy 3 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson 1 in every 6,000 flips, although odds are probably increased if flipped onto turf. Some maths in there somewhere...

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      1. Dr. Jenn Weber‏ @FlwrEcoEvo 3 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson you mean probably not enough ti reveal it.

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      1. Karl Stephens 🇳🇿‏ @Sinesurfer 3 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson have seen that happen in a rugby game only because soft mud prevented coin from rebounding. Very, very funny at the time.

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      1. Lee Eric Shackleford‏ @LeeShackleford 3 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson @SciFiPioneer George Clayton Johnson will tell you that's why the quarterbacks can't read each other's minds.

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      1. Mandrake Sumners‏ @millionbps 3 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson you know what happens to both teams players then... http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Penny_for_Your_Thoughts …

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