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To: nickcarraway

"the speed of the wheel combined with seeing the release point of the ball could allow a section of the wheel to have a higher chance of hitting. imagine playing roulette and your odds of hitting are twice anybody elses."


It's been decades since I played roulette. Don't all bets have to be placed before the ball is released?


18 posted on 03/14/2005 11:12:23 PM PST by need_a_screen_name
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To: need_a_screen_name

no


21 posted on 03/14/2005 11:14:29 PM PST by calljack (Sometimes your worst nightmare is just a start.)
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To: need_a_screen_name

You'd have to program an algorithm that started with the starting number, then counted clicks and could extrapolate the length of time to completion taking into the account the lenthening time between each click as the wheel slowed down. The there is the matter of the ball being sent out at what speed and energy. Variables would be how far back the wheel was pushed back before being shoved forward and the amount of drag the wheel was subject to...( drag would be critical at the very end as the wheel may slow up faster than the inertial velocity decay of the ball causing those last minute "bounces").


59 posted on 03/15/2005 2:40:44 PM PST by mdmathis6 (By playing the Devil's advocate, one can often separate self from the Devil!)
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