The Art of Flipping Coins: A Trick to Outsmart Your Friends

As I was walking to class one day, I figured out a clever trick to flip coins and get the desired outcome every time. It's a simple yet impressive technique that can be used in various social situations, from casual hangouts with friends to more competitive settings like tournaments or gaming events.

To start, we need to understand the physics behind flipping coins. When you flip a coin, it follows a predictable trajectory, and there are two main motions involved: the upward motion of the arm and the downward motion caused by flicking the thumb on the edge of the coin. The second motion is what gives the coin its end-over-end rotation, which supposedly ensures that the coin lands on either heads or tails with equal probability.

However, this assumption can be misleading. In reality, the outcome of a coin flip is not entirely random and can be influenced by various factors, such as the type of coin being used, the force and speed of the flick, and even the air resistance in the surrounding environment. With these variables taken into account, it's possible to develop a technique that exploits these inconsistencies to our advantage.

The trick I'm about to share with you involves modifying the second motion to create a "wobble" effect. By turning your hand about 45 degrees and flicking the coin off-center, we can make the quarter follow a more unpredictable path. This wobble creates an additional layer of randomness, making it more difficult for others to predict the outcome.

The key to this trick lies in the rotation of the coin. When you flip the coin, its axis is initially aligned with your arm, but as it starts to rotate, its new axis begins to shift slightly due to the wobble effect. This causes the coin's trajectory to deviate from a perfect straight line, making it harder to predict where it will land.

So, how does this work in practice? To demonstrate the trick, I stood with my friend and flipped a quarter between us. I turned my hand about 45 degrees and flicked the coin off-center, just as I explained earlier. My friend caught the coin and, true to my expectations, it landed on tails.

I repeated the process several times, each time using the same technique to try and catch the coin. However, no matter how many times I tried, my friend couldn't seem to get heads. It was clear that this trick was working!

Of course, this isn't a foolproof method, and there's always an element of chance involved. But with practice, it's possible to develop a high degree of accuracy using this technique.

One of the benefits of this trick is its versatility. You can use it in various social situations, from casual hangouts with friends to more competitive settings like tournaments or gaming events. It's also worth noting that this trick works on any type of coin, so you can experiment with different denominations and weights to see how they affect the outcome.

Thanks to my friend for being a willing participant and helping me test this trick out. I'm excited to see how many other people will try it out and share their experiences with this technique.

If you're feeling inspired, be sure to check out some of the videos and tutorials available online that demonstrate this trick. With a little practice, you'll be able to impress your friends and family with your newfound skill.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwhat's up YouTube so as you guys know I like to uh post videos of things that I think are cool that you can't find anywhere else on YouTube so today I'm going to tell you how to flip a coin and get Tails every time so there's actually a couple different ways to do this uh one of which involves you flip the coin and then when you catch it in your hand you quickly feel for the smooth side which means that side is heads which means you quickly roll it in your hand if you want to get heads or just slap it down if you want to get tails and I actually did find a YouTube video about how to do that but I think that method is kind of lame for two reasons one who actually flips a quar like this I'm do de CLA that's a tails and two with these new quarters it's actually kind of harder to feel which is heads and which is Tails so the method I'm going to show you work for any coin smooth not doesn't matter and somebody else could even catch it so I actually figured this out one day in college I remember I was walking to class and I got it and I was so pumped I high five this random couple walking by and then I made them stand there and uh watch me flip 10 tails in a row I guess first let's talk about the actual physics behind flipping a quarter when you flip a coin there are really two motions so you have your arm your arm motion that comes up and that's really what makes the quarter come up and go down the second motion is flicking your thumb on the edge of the quarter like this and that's what gives the quarter the end overend motion that's supposed to ensure that it has an equal probability of Landing either on the heads or the tail side so for the this trick flip I'm going to show you we're not going to change the first motion your arm still comes up like this but for the second motion instead of flipping the coin end over end like this what you actually do is you turn your hand about 45° and you flick it off center so again the first motion still sends the quarter straight up and down but the rotation of the coin is such that it's more of a wobble and so the tail side for example is always facing up so it looks like it's a fair flip but in actuality uh tails is always up heads is always down which is kind of the trick right so that way when you catch it tails is obviously going to be up so seriously with about 5 minutes of practice you could have this down pretty good so from personal experience uh this is very useful like if you're hanging out with friends you're trying to figure out what to do naturally your idea is going to be better than theirs but you don't want have to come out and like say it so you just do the fair thing and you flip for it in fact just last week I was hanging out with a friend and I set up some cameras just to capture how awesome this trick is and gred the friend ey trick he's a little bit slow but I swear this even works on your smart friends roll it again Epic War comes down to this one two and flip The Spoils of War all right dude I owned you I'm starving let's go get something to eat that's Fine's do Taco Bell no dude let's do weer schle dude wi is terrible I bet we flip for it no we Fair FP for it that's fine all right so Tails Taco Bell heads Wier s all right got it wait what about what I want okay sweetie if it's Tails we go to Taco Bell it's heads weer schnitzel but anything else you pick I'll even pay for it nice one dog here we go so I just want to say thanks to everyone who subscribed to the channel it makes it a lot more fun to do things like this you know there's other people out there who think that it's cool I know a lot of you actually came over from Mr aruro Trejo's Channel cuz he gave me a nice shout out but for the five or six that I earned on my own fair and square you guys should totally go over and check out his channel I've actually known him and his wife Nancy for about 14 years and they're both really funny and uh their channel is a real hoot it's a real hoot people say hoot and uh between you and me most people actually just watch his channel to see his wife Nancy and his son Jose Lise so if you just kind of fast forward it when Arturo is talking like I do you're going to love it anyways thanks for the love I've got another video to post in the next two weeks I think you guys will really like and then four or five beyond that kind of in the works and then of course a Halloween costume idea for next year is going to make this year's costume look like this so just subscribe and you won't have to look like this just ignore this yeah ignore this just me you guys have conversations like this at the table here we go now dude I'm starving you guys are taking forever my goodness I can't take Point any much longer this is way harder than it looks like it's anything else oh my gosh okay okay and we're back okay M tail I'm serious I can't what is so sing funny I don't knowwhat's up YouTube so as you guys know I like to uh post videos of things that I think are cool that you can't find anywhere else on YouTube so today I'm going to tell you how to flip a coin and get Tails every time so there's actually a couple different ways to do this uh one of which involves you flip the coin and then when you catch it in your hand you quickly feel for the smooth side which means that side is heads which means you quickly roll it in your hand if you want to get heads or just slap it down if you want to get tails and I actually did find a YouTube video about how to do that but I think that method is kind of lame for two reasons one who actually flips a quar like this I'm do de CLA that's a tails and two with these new quarters it's actually kind of harder to feel which is heads and which is Tails so the method I'm going to show you work for any coin smooth not doesn't matter and somebody else could even catch it so I actually figured this out one day in college I remember I was walking to class and I got it and I was so pumped I high five this random couple walking by and then I made them stand there and uh watch me flip 10 tails in a row I guess first let's talk about the actual physics behind flipping a quarter when you flip a coin there are really two motions so you have your arm your arm motion that comes up and that's really what makes the quarter come up and go down the second motion is flicking your thumb on the edge of the quarter like this and that's what gives the quarter the end overend motion that's supposed to ensure that it has an equal probability of Landing either on the heads or the tail side so for the this trick flip I'm going to show you we're not going to change the first motion your arm still comes up like this but for the second motion instead of flipping the coin end over end like this what you actually do is you turn your hand about 45° and you flick it off center so again the first motion still sends the quarter straight up and down but the rotation of the coin is such that it's more of a wobble and so the tail side for example is always facing up so it looks like it's a fair flip but in actuality uh tails is always up heads is always down which is kind of the trick right so that way when you catch it tails is obviously going to be up so seriously with about 5 minutes of practice you could have this down pretty good so from personal experience uh this is very useful like if you're hanging out with friends you're trying to figure out what to do naturally your idea is going to be better than theirs but you don't want have to come out and like say it so you just do the fair thing and you flip for it in fact just last week I was hanging out with a friend and I set up some cameras just to capture how awesome this trick is and gred the friend ey trick he's a little bit slow but I swear this even works on your smart friends roll it again Epic War comes down to this one two and flip The Spoils of War all right dude I owned you I'm starving let's go get something to eat that's Fine's do Taco Bell no dude let's do weer schle dude wi is terrible I bet we flip for it no we Fair FP for it that's fine all right so Tails Taco Bell heads Wier s all right got it wait what about what I want okay sweetie if it's Tails we go to Taco Bell it's heads weer schnitzel but anything else you pick I'll even pay for it nice one dog here we go so I just want to say thanks to everyone who subscribed to the channel it makes it a lot more fun to do things like this you know there's other people out there who think that it's cool I know a lot of you actually came over from Mr aruro Trejo's Channel cuz he gave me a nice shout out but for the five or six that I earned on my own fair and square you guys should totally go over and check out his channel I've actually known him and his wife Nancy for about 14 years and they're both really funny and uh their channel is a real hoot it's a real hoot people say hoot and uh between you and me most people actually just watch his channel to see his wife Nancy and his son Jose Lise so if you just kind of fast forward it when Arturo is talking like I do you're going to love it anyways thanks for the love I've got another video to post in the next two weeks I think you guys will really like and then four or five beyond that kind of in the works and then of course a Halloween costume idea for next year is going to make this year's costume look like this so just subscribe and you won't have to look like this just ignore this yeah ignore this just me you guys have conversations like this at the table here we go now dude I'm starving you guys are taking forever my goodness I can't take Point any much longer this is way harder than it looks like it's anything else oh my gosh okay okay and we're back okay M tail I'm serious I can't what is so sing funny I don't know\n"