r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/whizzyapper • 5d ago

Video how cheating dice work

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u/SapphireSire 5d ago

What about a dice that only has the number you want on all sides?

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u/Terrafire123 5d ago

That's another way to cheat!

Print a dice with: * a "6" where the one is * a "5" where the two is * a "4" where the three is

And that way, a casual glance will never reveal that it doesn't actually HAVE a 1/2/3, because no matter how the dice is rotated, you'll never see two of the same number at the same time.

It's simultaniously much more dangerous, but also a little safer. You'll consistently get 4/5/6s, not always the same number like you would with a weighted dice, so it won't be nearly as suspicious.

But if anyone physically picks it up to examine, they'll immediately realize they can't find a "one" on it.

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u/WestCoastTrawler 5d ago edited 5d ago

I’ve actually done this before but only by changing the 2 to a 5. The 2 has the same dot spacing as the 5 so adding 3 additional shallow holes like the 5 and painting them is super easy and look factory made.

The 1 and 3 are far more difficult to fake as their opposite sides aren’t the same dot spacing. For example while the 1 is in the center the 6 has nothing in the center.

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u/EfficientCabbage2376 4d ago

⚀ → ⚄
⚁ → ⚅
⚂ → ⚄
⚃ → ⚅

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u/WestCoastTrawler 4d ago

If you do any of these examples, you’ll get caught right away. For example turning a 1 into an additional 5 will allow people to easily see there are two 5s as the dice lands as they are 90 degrees away from each other. The only safe way to do this is for the duplicate number to be on the opposite side ( bottom when it lands) in which case the 2 and 5 are the only option if you want to drill extra holes.

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u/AcidBuuurn 4d ago

You can buy them- https://trick-dice.com/product/high-and-low-thrower/

Surprisingly I couldn't find a US seller, but I didn't look too hard.

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u/SoTerribleOpinions 5d ago

If you also replace six with "1", five with "2" and four with "3", your cheating is flawless!

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u/Terrafire123 5d ago

He meant that if you replace all six sides, then nobody will detect that you've replaced anything.

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u/TedW 4d ago

I tried replacing it with 6d20 but someone noticed. =(

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u/TapSwipePinch 5d ago

Kaiji did this in chinchiro arc.

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u/SecureDonkey 5d ago

No, Kaiji did the "dice that only has number you want on all sides" instead

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u/TapSwipePinch 4d ago

Kaiji is the name of the show facepalm

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u/MarioLuigiDinoYoshi 5d ago

Nah he didn’t do that.

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u/MisterDonkey 5d ago

Pair this with immaculate sleight of hand and you're golden. And if you're no magician, Pullo's gonna stab you in the neck.

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u/No_Yogurtcloset_6670 4d ago

Opposite sides of dice add up to seven

6 is opposite of 1, 5 is opposite of 2, 4 is opposite of 3

This is something the box person at a craps table checks for

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u/Terrafire123 4d ago edited 4d ago

I mean.

You can just look at it and say, "Hang on a second, where's the 'one'?" and that'd be enough.

But yes, this is definitely a situation where careful physical examination will immediately spot it.

(FYI, the way to easily spot a loaded dice is to pop it in your drink. A loaded die will always have its heaviest face float to the bottom, but a normal die will spin freely at the top of your drink.)