Maths Explains What the Best Way to Shuffle a Deck of Cards Is
When it comes to shuffling a card deck, there's the riffle shuffle, overhand shuffling and regular ol' mixing all the cards up on a table. But which way is best? Maths can explain.
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When it comes to shuffling a card deck, there's the riffle shuffle, overhand shuffling and regular ol' mixing all the cards up on a table. But which way is best? Maths can explain.
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Quite literally, according to science.
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