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		Eliezer on Jan 4, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Could It Be? Spooky Experiments That 'See' The Fut... Bad example. You just never get 100 heads in a row on a fair coin, period.

jordyhoyt on Jan 5, 2011 [–]

Eliezer, please explain this to me.

marze on Jan 5, 2011 | [–]

Elizer is probably assuming an actual coin. P for 100 heads in a row is 1 in 2^100 attempts, or 10e30. You wouldn't live long enough.

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