# A coin is being tossed. Which are you more likely to call?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 2, 2018, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-coin-is-being-tossed-which-are-you-more-likely-to-call/825462 "2018-12-02T21:23:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2018, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-coin-is-being-tossed-which-are-you-more-likely-to-call/825462/21 "2018-12-04T19:13:20Z")

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I always call Tails, on the theory that the heads side is heavier because the face is more massive and will land downwards more often. I have no idea if it is true, but it’s a strategy.

Regards,  
Shodan

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**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2018, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-coin-is-being-tossed-which-are-you-more-likely-to-call/825462/22 "2018-12-04T21:16:42Z")

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Heads, duh. The odds are 3 to 2 that a coin flip comes up heads. Everyone knows that.

Right?

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**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2018, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-coin-is-being-tossed-which-are-you-more-likely-to-call/825462/23 "2018-12-04T22:49:13Z")

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I call Tails. I think it’s because I’m left-handed. Tails feels like the “left-handed” of coins.

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**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2018, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-coin-is-being-tossed-which-are-you-more-likely-to-call/825462/24 "2018-12-05T22:36:29Z")

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> [@lingyi](#):
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> I’m making a prediction. The poll will end up 50/50! 😛

Wanna bet?

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