Yes or no wheel

The wheel has eight slices, alternating yes (green) and no (red). The result is picked with your browser's cryptographic random generator before the spin, and the wheel stops on that slice. Because there are four slices of each, yes and no each have exactly a 50% chance. The answer is shown below the wheel, next to your question if you typed one.

You can spin as many times as you like. Each spin starts from wherever the wheel last stopped and turns several full rotations, so the result can't be read from the starting position. The previous answer is cleared while the wheel is spinning, so it's always clear which result belongs to which spin.

• Small decisions you're stuck on: order pizza? Go for a run? Watch one more episode?
• Games and dares: spin to decide whether a player has to do a challenge.
• Classroom: a quick random yes or no for a quiz question or a reward.
• Breaking a tie: when two people can't agree and both accept the result.

A useful trick: spin, and notice how you feel about the answer. If you're disappointed by a no, you probably wanted a yes.

If you're choosing for a group, agree before spinning that everyone will accept the result. A random answer only settles an argument if nobody gets a do-over. For best of three, spin three times and go with the majority.

The yes or no wheel can add a Maybe slice too, which makes each answer 1 in 3. For more than three options, use spin the wheel.

Yes. The visual wheel and the random choice are linked so the pointer always lands on the chosen slice, and the choice itself is unbiased. The stopping point within a slice is also random, so you can't predict the result from where the wheel starts. Previous spins don't influence the next one; three no's in a row doesn't make a yes more likely.

Your question stays in your browser and isn't saved or uploaded. If your device is set to reduce motion, the wheel spins only briefly. The result is announced to screen readers when the wheel stops.