Cards: Solving a Shuffle Kerfuffle

Every Little Thing

Gimlet

Comedy, Education, Science

4.6 • 4.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2022

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

This week, we’re bringing back one of our favorite episodes. Listeners Marmie and Ryan want to know — how many times should you shuffle a deck of playing cards? Marmie says three, but Ryan says four or more. The couple places their bets and goes all in with applied mathematician Steven Strogatz and a full house of card-world VIPs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:27.0	You've reached the every little thing helpline.
0:32.0	Please leave your message after the tone.
0:35.0	Hey Flora, this is Ryan.
0:37.0	My wife, Marmy, threatens me because I shuffle the cards more than three times.
0:42.0	Hey Flora, this is Marmy.
0:44.0	My husband just called.
0:45.0	He says that we have to shuffle the cards like a billion times.
0:50.0	As many times as I can because the more times you shuffle, the better.
0:55.0	I told him the rule is you shuffle three times.
0:59.0	So what is the proper amount to shuffle?
1:02.0	We need your help.
1:03.0	There's a factual emergency.
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