  Many have dedicated their time trying to determine the ideal conditions for a
cylinder to have equal probabilities of falling with one of its faces facing
upwards or on its side. However, to this day, there is no concrete analysis of
what these conditions should be. In order to determine such circumstances, a
theoretical analysis was conducted, considering approaches from Rigid Body
Dynamics and Statistical Mechanics. An experimental system was also built to
improve control over the launches, and a comparative analysis was performed
between the results obtained experimentally and the theory. It was concluded
that the environment and other launching conditions have a significant
influence; nevertheless, it is possible, under controlled conditions, to
determine, within certain limits, the expected probabilities.
