Magic and the Mathematics of Shuffling Cards Astonishes Math Professor
Matthew Weathers Matthew Weathers
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 Published On Jan 5, 2020

Something magic happens every time you shuffle a deck of cards—you've come up with an ordering of cards that is unique in all of human history—unless there's a magic trick at work.

In this video, I show an astounding magic trick performed by my friend Shiloh Ahlstrand, who is a professional magician, that has to do with shuffling cards. Then, I show you how to calculate the probability that every time you shuffle cards, the ordering is unique in all of human history.


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Thanks to Shiloh Ahlstrand for performing the magic trick and suggesting to me this video.

See my personal vlog channel called "Matthew's Adventures" at    / @matthewsadventures   (Behind-the-scenes, travel, pictures, random ideas, etc.)

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