I honestly cannot believe there is a news story about this, much less that there has been research done into rock, paper, scissors!
Here's how to best win at rock, paper, scissors
By Fiona Macrae News.com.au December 20, 2007 01:00am
MOST of us know that rock blunts scissors, scissors cut paper and paper covers stone. What is less well-known, however, is how to win the popular playground game.
Now stalwart players have come up with a strategy - start with scissors.
Research shows that stone is the most popular of the three possible moves in the game of quickfire hand gestures.
If your opponent expects you to pick rock, they will choose paper. Therefore, by going with scissors, you will win, because scissors beat paper.
