Strange Powers - One-handed Coin Spinning
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Okay, admittedly, this post has nothing to do with math. But I got distracted.
We had visitors over from my wife’s family, and the young father of a four-year old boy was teaching his son how to spin a coin on the table. He said, “I think a coin can be spun with one hand? Can you do it?”
The reason he asked is because he knows I am a semi-retired (not semi-retarded) (okay, maybe a little) magician.
I had never tried, but it didn’t seem too daunting. So I gave it a try, and it was pretty easy. But while thinking about it, I came up with what I believe is a novel way.
Check out the video. It’s easy to learn, and is seems more difficult than it really is.
Have fun,
Brian
(note: At some point I misspoke and said John Kennedy was Ted’s younger brother. Of course, Ted was the younger brother.
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Comment by Les LeViness
Hey Brian - I’ve been spinning coins with onw hand for decades. It’s the spinning that’s going on in my feeble brain that I’m worried about. And that’s probably from all the wasted years of spinning coins with one hand.