itwasyousirnayme t1_iui7dhh wrote
Well, it will sometimes do that, but it is very rare. It will take the path of least resistance. In this case that means it will usually land on a long side, since to land on a short side and stay there, it has to balance its footprint against its tendency to fall over. It’s the same as when you relax your body, you tend to fall into a reclined position where your body is more horizontal than vertical.
DavidRFZ t1_iui9ec1 wrote
Yeah, we had a game when I was little where oddly shaped objects were rolled. I think they were shaped like pigs.
The “less balanced” results were rare but they did happen once in a while. The rarity was worked into the game — you got more points for them.
Edit — I found the old game on Wikipedia.
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