wiegie Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 (edited) Each time someone fairly shuffles a deck of cards it is almost certain that the resulting sequence of cards has never occured before and will never occur again. You see, there are approximately 80,658,175,170,940,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 possible different outcomes that could occur when shuffling a standard 52-card deck of cards. To put this in perspective, if 10 billion people had been shuffling cards at a rate of one shuffle per second since the start of the universe 14 billion years ago, they would still have only shuffled less than 1 billionth of 1 billionth of 1 billionth of 1 quadrillionth of the possible shuffling outcomes. Have a nice day as you ponder your own insignificance. Edited May 31, 2007 by wiegie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonkis Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 That's a lot of zeroes. I feel like a zero after reading it. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puddy Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 Each time someone fairly shuffles a deck of cards it is almost certain that the resulting sequence of cards has never occured before and will never occur again. You see, there are approximately 80,658,175,170,940,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 possible different outcomes that could occur when shuffling a standard 52-card deck of cards. To put this in perspective, if 10 billion people had been shuffling cards at a rate of one shuffle per second since the start of the universe 14 billion years ago, they would still have only shuffled less than 1 billionth of 1 billionth of 1 billionth of 1 quadrillionth of the possible shuffling outcomes. Have a nice day as you ponder your own insignificance. Must be finals week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliaz Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 Each time someone fairly shuffles a deck of cards it is almost certain that the resulting sequence of cards has never occured before and will never occur again. You see, there are approximately 80,658,175,170,940,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 possible different outcomes that could occur when shuffling a standard 52-card deck of cards. To put this in perspective, if 10 billion people had been shuffling cards at a rate of one shuffle per second since the start of the universe 14 billion years ago, they would still have only shuffled less than 1 billionth of 1 billionth of 1 billionth of 1 quadrillionth of the possible shuffling outcomes. Have a nice day as you ponder your own insignificance. I would still say that probability has already taken over and two Identical shuffles has and have happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cre8tiff Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 Each time someone fairly shuffles a deck of cards it is almost certain that the resulting sequence of cards has never occured before and will never occur again. You see, there are approximately 80,658,175,170,940,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 possible different outcomes that could occur when shuffling a standard 52-card deck of cards. To put this in perspective, if 10 billion people had been shuffling cards at a rate of one shuffle per second since the start of the universe 14 billion years ago, they would still have only shuffled less than 1 billionth of 1 billionth of 1 billionth of 1 quadrillionth of the possible shuffling outcomes. Have a nice day as you ponder your own insignificance. I do that every day without your help, thank you very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 Interesting. I'm still not sure I agree with pocket aces being dealt every 212 hands though. Seems more like once every 1,000 hands to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylive5 Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 Have a nice day as you ponder your own insignificance. Wow! Nothing like putting people in their place early in the AM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isleseeya Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 (edited) No one shuffles cards in switzerland which lessens probability and odds ..lol Edited May 31, 2007 by isleseeya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muck Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 Interesting. I'm still not sure I agree with pocket aces being dealt every 212 hands though. Seems more like once every 1,000 hands to me. I've heard that too...but if the probability of getting one ace is 4/52, then the probability of getting two aces is (4/52) * (3/52) ... take that percentage (0.452%) and divide it into 1, and you see that there should be pocket aces dealt once every 221 hands (not 212). Relatedly, since there are thirteen different cards, you should be getting a pocket pair of some type once every 17 hands or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Irish Doggy Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 I've heard that too...but if the probability of getting one ace is 4/52, then the probability of getting two aces is (4/52) * (3/51) ... take that percentage (0.452%) and divide it into 1, and you see that there should be pocket aces dealt once every 221 hands (not 212). Relatedly, since there are thirteen different cards, you should be getting a pocket pair of some type once every 17 hands or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geeteebee Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 Have a nice day as you ponder your own insignificance. I do that every time I go to the urinal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Country Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 I've heard that too...but if the probability of getting one ace is 4/52, then the probability of getting two aces is (4/52) * (3/52) ... take that percentage (0.452%) and divide it into 1, and you see that there should be pocket aces dealt once every 221 hands (not 212). Relatedly, since there are thirteen different cards, you should be getting a pocket pair of some type once every 17 hands or so. But it is how you play them that counts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caveman_Nick Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 Each time someone fairly shuffles a deck of cards it is almost certain that the resulting sequence of cards has never occured before and will never occur again. You see, there are approximately 80,658,175,170,940,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 possible different outcomes that could occur when shuffling a standard 52-card deck of cards. To put this in perspective, if 10 billion people had been shuffling cards at a rate of one shuffle per second since the start of the universe 14 billion years ago, they would still have only shuffled less than 1 billionth of 1 billionth of 1 billionth of 1 quadrillionth of the possible shuffling outcomes. Have a nice day as you ponder your own insignificance. I guess we now know that the value of 52! is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexgaddis Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 Did they ever prove that shuffling 7 times gets the most random shuffle... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Country Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 Did they ever prove that shuffling 7 times gets the most random shuffle... I have heard this is true, if it is 7 perfect shuffles.. ie, deck split perfectly 26 and 26 and the riffle is a perfect one to one ratio.... something most people can't do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muck Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 I have heard this is true, if it is 7 perfect shuffles.. ie, deck split perfectly 26 and 26 and the riffle is a perfect one to one ratio.... something most people can't do. Seven consecutive one-to-one riffles would lead to a very specific (and therefore not random) ordering of cards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted May 31, 2007 Author Share Posted May 31, 2007 I guess we now know the value of 52! [irish]The value of 52 is 52 (and there was really no need to use an exclamation point at then end of your sentence.[/irish] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 [irish]The value of 52 is 52 (and there was really no need to use an exclamation point at then end of your sentence.[/irish] But are we sure?!? It could be 65,364/1,257. And you're right there was no need to use an exclamation point at the end of the sentence but imperative that 3 or more graemlins be included. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dogs Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 I've heard that too...but if the probability of getting one ace is 4/52, then the probability of getting two aces is (4/52) * (3/52) ... take that percentage (0.452%) and divide it into 1, and you see that there should be pocket aces dealt once every 221 hands (not 212). Relatedly, since there are thirteen different cards, you should be getting a pocket pair of some type once every 17 hands or so. It's actually every 221.24 hands........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 It's actually every 221.24 hands........... Only two decimal places? Tsk, tsk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Country Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 [irish]The value of 52 is 52 (and there was really no need to use an exclamation point at then end of your sentence.[/irish] True story: In high school, a friend of mine was contemplating joining the navy. I had a car, he didn't, so I drove him down to the recruiting office for a meeting he had. As I am waiting outside, the Marine recruiter comes out. I had seen him at school before, and I think he recognized me from being on the basketbal lteam, etc., so we start talking, and of course he starts putting the sell on me. Anyway, I am bored, so I agree to take their test that they give. Math portion I totally nail, but one of the questions i something like what is 6! equal to I kid you not, the correct answer was not listed. I checked and redid the math like 10 times, then brought it to the recruiters attention. He stood there a little flabbergasted (yes, I did fine on the verbal part to) and that was the end of my attempted military recruitment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dogs Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 Only two decimal places? Tsk, tsk. I didn't want to get that picky, but if you insist.........it would be every 221.238938053097 hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdrudge Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 You see, there are approximately 80,658,175,170,940,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 possible different outcomes that could occur when shuffling a standard 52-card deck of cards.I think this number would be "worst case" highest number. Even with shuffling the deck 7 or 8 times, there is a high probability that the top most cards would stay towards the top of the stack and the bottom most cards would stay towards the bottom. Just presuming that the top card always stays the top card, your number goes from 8.06e67 to 1.5e66. The 52! number presumes that any one card has the possibility to be in any 1 of 52 positions, but in practicality, the "randomness" is based somewhat on the initial order as well as the skill and technique of the shuffler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonkis Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 So that's the prob for a well thrown 52 card pickup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajncajn Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 (edited) More useless card facts: -Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: Spades - King David, Hearts - Charlemagne, Clubs - Alexander the Great, Diamonds - Julius Caesar -A deck of cards is statistically random with five interlocking shuffles -The four suits in a standard deck of playing cards is thought to have originated in the Middle East. The suits started out as being coins, cups, swords and sticks. These suits evolved into today's playing card suits with the coins now being diamonds; the cups, which stood for "love", turning into hearts; the spades replaced the swords, and the sticks are now clubs. -The fanciful design and manufacturer's logo commonly displayed on the Ace of Spades began under the reign of James I of England, who passed a law requiring an insignia on that card as proof of payment of a tax on local manufacture of cards. Until August 4, 1960, decks of playing cards printed and sold in the United Kingdom were liable for taxable duty and the Ace of Spades carried an indication of the name of the printer and the fact that taxation had been paid on the cards. -Our common playing cards are in theory a symbolic representation of our calendar that has been used for centuries by the priests in the temples to work with planetary motion and earth's cycles. If one but notices how all the numeric values in a deck of cards match our calendar perfectly, it becomes apparent that our common deck of cards may not be so common after all. 52 Cards = 52 weeks 4 suits = 4 seasons 13 cards in each suit = the 13 lunar cycles (full and new moons) 364 / 7 days in the week = 52 cards in a deck But the real clincher is when we add up the numeric, or spot, value of each card in the deck. The entire deck added together comes to 364. But with the addition of the Joker, which is considered to have a spot value of 1.25, we get 365.25, exactly the number of days in our calendar year. -there are 42 eyes in a full deck of playing cards -The Jack of Spades, Jack of Hearts, and King of Diamonds are drawn in profile, while the rest of the courts are shown in full face, these cards are commonly called "one-eyed". -The King of Hearts is shown with a sword behind his head, making him appear to be stabbing himself; this leads to the nickname "suicide king". -The Jack of Diamonds is sometimes known as "laughing boy". -The King of Diamonds is armed with an axe while the other three kings are armed with swords. The King of Diamonds is sometimes referred to as "the man with the axe" because of this. -The Ace of Spades, unique in its large, ornate spade, is sometimes said to be the death card. -The Queen of Spades appears to hold a scepter and is sometimes known as "the bedpost queen." proper names of the face cards Jack of Hearts -One Eyed Jack, La Hire Jack of Spades -One Eyed Jack, Ogier Jack of Diamonds -Hector Jack of Clubs -Lancelot Queen of Hearts -Judith Queen of Spades -Palas Queen of Diamonds -Rachel Queen of Clubs -Argine King of Hearts -Suicide King, Charlemagne King of Spades -David King of Diamonds -Caesar King of Clubs -Alexander Edited May 31, 2007 by rajncajn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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