TED-ED: The coin flip conundrum - Po-Shen Loh

The video explores a hypothetical coin flip contest between the Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, to determine who would fly their airplane first. It delves into the probability of different coin flip outcomes, specifically comparing the heads/tails and heads/heads scenarios. The video explains how Wilbur has an advantage due to the probability calculations, which show that heads/tails takes fewer flips on average than heads/heads. The video concludes with a historical note that, despite Wilbur winning the coin flip, Orville made aviation history.

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