Puzzle Description:

If an astronaut chose to flip a coin on the moon, the wait for heads or tails would take longer than it would on earth.

#1: CB Paul (cbpaul) on Mar 25, 2021 [SPOILER]

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Got the top 13 rows, a bit of the middle, a bit of the bottom. And I'm seeing an astronaut giving a thumbs-up. We'll see...

Yeah! I got the action, but I assumed the dot was a star, not a coin. Good one!

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Found to be solvable with moderate lookahead by gator.

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Nice puzzle!

Flipping a coin is actually a great way to make a decision.

"Whenever you are called upon to make up your mind
And you are hampered by not having any,
The best way to solve the dilemma, you'll find
Is simply by spinning a penny.
No--not so that chance shall decide the affair
While you're passively standing there moping
But the moment the penny is up in the air
You suddenly know what you're hoping."

Wallechinsky and Wallace

It's true, too. I do it often!

Thanks all, for your comments and thanks Bill for the sage advice in poem format.

The puzzle number on this is 20,000 lower than all the other recent puzzles. Gregg, you must have had this under construction for years!

It's true, Valerie. I was going through the "unpublished" puzzles in my list, and saw one of an astronaut on the moon. I added the coin flip theme and the earth in the background and thought it could be published.
By the way, thanks so much for hosting and maintaining this unique site and web community.

Thanks!

Glad you found this one and published it -- it's a neat image!

Great illustration of the caption. Fun to solve. I did guess several times.

Fun puzzle.

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