@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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@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?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson we did an experiment in h.s. and it happened after 874 tosses. on felt, no less.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Neil, bringing science and sexy to football.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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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? -
@lehrblogger@neiltyson It’s totally possible to create an unfair coin. Witness: http://bit.ly/XlFcyh :)
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@neiltyson it once happened to me, seriously.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson wouldn't it bounce, then fall over?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Did you see it in Shaolin Soccer? A real hoot!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson higher chance on real grass.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson that happened to me during a high school probability experiment. Stunned to this day.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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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.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Wouldn't it just continue to rotate and tip onto one of the faces?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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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...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson you mean probably not enough ti reveal it.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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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.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson @SciFiPioneer George Clayton Johnson will tell you that's why the quarterbacks can't read each other's minds.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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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 …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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