• The Snark Urge
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    4211 months ago

    When I was a kid I found through trial and error that by tossing a quarter and catching it a certain way I could seem to predetermine the outcome.

    I just tried it and I’ve sadly lost the ability. Magic really does fade with adulthood.

    • @Treczoks
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      711 months ago

      Well, you basically determined the number of turns the coin took.

      • The Snark Urge
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        411 months ago

        Kids are stupid, what can I say?

        I’m still kind of a kid at heart, in that way.

    • @Krudler
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      711 months ago

      Flip such that the maximum rotation is achieved, height should be a natural arc a few feet high, then with open palm, strike down at the coin like your smashing a fly on a tabletop, and snatch it out of the air.

      My buddy Julian taught me this 40 years ago… Doing it right now and I can still make it come heads every time. Why though?

    • @Alteon
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      711 months ago

      Yeah, I could time the flips and almost 9 times out of 10 “guess” which side it was going to be. I’m not going to lie and say that I didn’t game the absolute fuck out of that ability as a kid. We played street sports all the time, so it was pretty handy.

      • The Snark Urge
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        411 months ago

        Spent that shit on single candies at the Mr. Bill.