> RoMunn wrote:
> intuitively, you might think it works that way, but it just isn't the case.
> basic math.
>

I guess you missed the part where I actually did the basic math to
prove it to you:

> > The odds of flipping a heads in one toss of a coin is: 1 in 2 or 50%
> >
> > The odds of flipping 5 heads in a row is 1 in 32 or 3%
> >
> > The odds of flipping 10 heads in a row is 1 in 1024 or 0.1%

So let me repeat: the odds of flipping one head in a row is 50%.  The
odds of flipping 10 heads in a row is 0.1%

Give it a shot right now!  Flip 10 heads in a row!  I dare you!

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