If you were to flip a coin 10 times, and it comes up heads each time, you might think, “On the next flip, it’s SURE to come up tails – it’s due.” If you flip the coin 10 more times and again it comes up heads each time, you might think, “The next flip will surely be HEADS. Just look at the statistics.” Of course, we know that any flip has just as much chance as being heads as it does tails (assuming the coin is evenly weighted and symmetrical). So how many flips does it take to change our feeling about the next flip? Somewhere between 10 and 20 flips?
Speaking of coins and chance, I threw together a game of chance (inspired by a lottery game) to help save some of the Zoomers some coin when we go out for lunch. Hey guys – practice your probability predictions on this game. Or just save your money and watch!
Here’s the FLA for this game: zeno.fla
