• Rhaedas@fedia.io
    29·
    9 days ago

    The odds of a US nickel landing on its edge is about 1 in 6000. If there are any other country’s coins thicker the odds would probably get better.

      • mrgoosmoos@lemmy.caEnglish
        4·
        8 days ago

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    • HakFoo@lemmy.sdf.org
      14·
      9 days ago

      The old UK £1 was similar in size but twice as thick. It’s now 12-sided but not sure how that impacts the odds.

      • Rhaedas@fedia.io
        16·
        9 days ago

        I know there’s a way to figure that out, but I have no idea where to start. So I’m going with 1 in 3000, plus or minus 42.

    • Chrobin@discuss.tchncs.de
      4·
      9 days ago

      Well, but it also has to stay on its edge, and that’s a lot less likely…