Centuries Worth Of Plauging – Rock Paper Scissors Solved

Alright so "Rock, Paper, Scissors has been around for a million years and the majority of us have never won after a series of 5, 7 or 9 games.  So lets step into a Chinese man's theory of how to win and never be the loser again.

Scientists in China figured out the secret to winning rock-paper-scissors.  They found that if someone wins a turn, they'll stick with that for the next turn . . . so if they won with rock, they'll throw rock again.  But if they LOSE, they'll switch to whatever BEAT them . . . so if they lose to your paper, they'll switch to paper.

1.  When a person's turn is successful, they'll most likely stick with what they chose for their next turn.  So if they beat you with rock, they'll probably try rock again the next turn.

2.  But if the person's turn ISN'T successful, they'll usually switch to whatever BEAT them.  So if they throw rock and lose to your paper, they'll switch to paper on their next turn, since paper beat them.

There ya have it.  The majority of the time spent making this article was me out in the parking lot looking for a decent sized rock that would fit in a picture.

The researchers say that switch is a CONDITIONAL RESPONSE . . . it's something we do instinctively, even if we think we're just picking randomly.