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It's easy. All you need to do is rotate (yaw) your hand when flipping so that the coin spins but never actually flips, or a little slower so it flips only once. A watchful eye can detect it happening, though.

You can preview the effect by spinning a coin slowly on a table.

This is a common problem in intro Physics Mechanics class.




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