Comment Comment by fractallyte John von Neumann figured out a solution for getting fair results from a biased coin:1. Toss the coin twice. 2. If the results match, start over, forgetting both results. 3. If the results differ, use the first result, forgetting the second.This has appeared on HN before, but no one's pointed it out so far in the discussion. More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_coin#Fair_results_from_a_... parent fractallyte 9 years ago
1. Toss the coin twice. 2. If the results match, start over, forgetting both results. 3. If the results differ, use the first result, forgetting the second.
This has appeared on HN before, but no one's pointed it out so far in the discussion. More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_coin#Fair_results_from_a_...