Ever like to settle decisions with a coin toss? Well, here's a very simple way to "flip a coin" with a friend over the Internet .

Agree on some character (e.g. a '1') that you will count. One of you will create a string containing these characters, long enough that it will take a while to count (10-15 seconds). The other will choose "even" or "odd". The characters are then counted, to see whether the total is even or odd. For instance:

Alice (04:22:03am): 111111111111111111111111111111111
Bob (04:22:05am): EVEN!
Alice (04:22:15am): 33
Bob (04:22:17am): damn

It should be clear that the person choosing "even" or "odd" must do so as soon as possible after the string was sent by the first person.

There are definitely ways to game this system, using scripts and whatnot. For good measure, add superfluous characters into the mix of real characters. This can make it a little more difficult to write a script or for someone to quickly count. Obviously, you don't want to make big bets with this. And if you have any idiot savant friends, it might be wise let them generate the string.