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Anonymous November 29, at pm — Reply. But before the coin flip, referee Bill Leavy, a former San Jose policeman and firefighter, had held the silver dollar out on his thumb. It would have been clearly visible to Collins if he had looked. The Stanford and University of California-Santa Cruz researchers would suggest that Collins missed a golden opportunity to shade the odds in his favor.

Officials were surprised that anyone had bothered to conduct a study examining coin-tossing odds. At the 49ers training facility in Santa Clara, players had two initial reactions:. But the more the 49er players listened, the more they became intrigued. They quickly saw how — if the study were accurate — they might be able to gain an advantage. That, countered kicker Joe Nedney, is just plain ridiculous. The determining factor is not how high a coin is flipped, according to the study.

Nor is it any other variable such as wind speed, air temperature or phase of the moon. Holmes co-authored the study with Persi Diaconis, her husband who is a magician-turned-Stanford-mathematician, and Richard Montgomery, a UC-Santa Cruz mathematics professor, in hopes of gaining a better understanding of the physics involved. Using a camera from the Stanford engineering department that snapped 1, frames per second, they determined that the laws of basic mechanics play a large role.

The more Frisbee spin, the longer the side facing up stays facing up when the coin is in the air. A firm landing surface, like a wood table, changes the equation. But grass — or the synthetic FieldTurf used in some NFL stadiums — mirrors the landing conditions used in the study and does not materially change the outcome. Mother, 22, who caught Covid after refusing vaccine causing her baby girl to be born prematurely and die of Toddler is killed in zebra crossing 'hit-and-run' horror outside primary school: Man, 24, is arrested on Adele details overcoming her mental health battles Meghan Markle's top aide said to have 'regretted' not giving evidence in Duchess of Sussex's first legal Care home boss breaks down in tears after having to sack SIX members of staff over No10's 'no jab, no job' Great-great-grandson of Viscount Astor, 19, who is distant relation of Samantha Cameron, spat vomit at Elderly woman is raped in her own home in early hours attack: Gloucester police hunt man aged 25 to 30 with Britain's worst commuter cities by train: Bradford is bottom of list with six lowest-ranking locations ALL RMT union bosses target Christmas: Night Tube drivers announce series of strikes across party season Student, 21, is convicted of murdering his year-old grandmother by setting her curtain on fire then More than , EU citizens have applied to live and work in the UK after the deadline passed in June, Cabinet meltdown over sleaze: Rishi Sunak openly swipes at Boris warning government 'needs to do better' as Standards chief Lord Evans attacks politicians spending 'a huge amount' of time on second jobs in thinly Nicola Sturgeon seizes on Tory sleaze crisis as she pushes Scots independence case slamming 'corruption at Moment stunned Asda shopper, 22, says she was asked to leave store after being confronted by male worker who Cyber-flashing victim, 42, tells how stranger sent her explicit images on Instagram and was targeted by man Iran-backed militants storm the US embassy facility in Yemen and seize hostages and equipment: State Campaigners say tech giant contradicted its Moody Blues drummer Graeme Edge dies aged 80 after legendary 50 year rock career including hits 'Nights in Russian jets 'force British spy plane to change course as it approaches Crimea' after Kremlin warned the Xi Jinping tightens his grip on power in China with 'historic resolution' that puts him on par with Mao and