Yes or No Wheel
The yes or no wheel answers a question with a fair 50/50 draw made by the browser's Web Crypto API, and you can add a Maybe slice or change the two answers to anything you like.
Some decisions do not deserve the twenty minutes you are about to give them. Text back tonight or tomorrow. Order the same thing again or try something new. Go to the thing you already said yes to. The yes or no wheel is for those, the ones where you have weighed both sides already and the weighing has become the problem.
There are six slices, three of each, so the odds are a clean 50/50 wherever the pointer starts. The answer is drawn before the wheel moves, with the same cryptographic random generator the rest of the site uses, so the spin is only the reveal.
Want a third answer? Type Maybe into the box and add it. With six Yes and No slices and one Maybe, Maybe comes up about one spin in seven. Add more Maybe slices to make it more likely, or replace Yes and No with your own pair: stay or go, now or later, pizza or curry.
The useful part is often your reaction. If the wheel says no and something in you sinks, you wanted yes, and now you know that in two seconds instead of two hours. Plenty of people spin, notice what they hoped for, and do that. The wheel still did its job.
For a coin with heads and tails and an animation of its own, use the coin flip. For bigger decisions with more than two options, put them all on the main wheel.
How to use the yes or no wheel
- Ask your question - Think of a question that can be answered with yes or no.
- Add Maybe if you want it - Type Maybe in the box and add it for a third answer, or replace Yes and No with your own two options.
- Spin - Press Spin. The answer is drawn with the Web Crypto API before the wheel moves.
Yes or No Wheel - questions
Is the yes or no wheel really 50/50?
Yes. The wheel has three Yes slices and three No slices, and the answer is drawn with crypto.getRandomValues(), a cryptographically secure random generator. Every spin is independent, so three Yes answers in a row do not make No more likely next time.
Can I add Maybe?
Yes. Type Maybe into the box and add it. With one Maybe slice next to three Yes and three No, it comes up about one spin in seven. Add more Maybe slices to make it more likely.
Can I change the answers?
Yes. Edit or replace any slice to put your own two options on the wheel. The odds stay 50/50 as long as each option has the same number of slices.
What if I do not like the answer?
Notice that, because it tells you what you wanted. Wanting to spin again usually means you already had a preference and were looking for permission. Take the preference.
Is a yes or no wheel the same as flipping a coin?
The odds are the same. The wheel is easier to change, since you can add Maybe or swap the answers, and the coin flip page shows heads and tails with a coin animation.