The Heads or Tails Machine

A.K.A. another post about “What is really pointless?” Just kidding. This machine doesn’t even make an argument of usefulness.

The idea was sparked when I heard about a “probability” themed project in sixth grade Pre-Algebra. The idea being an overengineered coin flipping machine… of course.

Did we ever have the project assigned? Nope. Did I make the machine? Yup.

It was pretty cool to me at least, designing the little flipper, the slopes in the box to centralize the coin into a little viewing tray, the finger placement spot, the tally board on the side, the clip to hold the chalk. As a sixth grader it was pretty impressive. 

It’s gone now. Has been for years. But it shall live on as a fabulously unnecessary attempt at a good grade in prealgebra.