How to Fix a Coin Toss

A coin toss is a time honored way of settling disputes that carries on today. Sometimes a coin toss can go awry, leaving the person meant to call left helpless and the tosser embarrassed. When a coin toss breaks, there are a number of tips and tricks to get back to tossing as quickly as possible.

Instructions

1. Identify the exact cause of the break by thinking back to the errant toss. Remember as many details as possible about the incident. Even the smallest things are important.

2. Act quickly to verify both sides agree that the toss was bad. A second toss may be required to validate the first toss.

3. Insure a clean toss by removing the cause of the original toss. Remedy problems such as counter tops that can cause a bounce by moving to a counter- and table- free environment. Poor tosses caused by an injury to the tosser require agreement from both parties as to the alternate technique employed on the next toss.

4. Know the regional rules that will govern the toss ahead of time. Failure to acknowledge the coin toss rules in a specified jurisdiction can result in a forfeit. In this case the toss was not in fact broken and there is no need to toss a second coin. All states fall under the national tossers committee for the ethical and fair flipping of discs, which clearly states that the home's owner or resident defines all rules. In the event both parties reside in the home, the tosser has final say if stated before the actual tossing takes place.