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[ILUG] random number generation

[ILUG] random number generation

Proinnsias Breathnach proinnsias at linux.ie
Wed Jun 21 14:26:59 IST 2006


On Wed, Jun 21, 2006 at 02:16:25PM +0100, Paul Mc Auley wrote:
> Don't know if this is cheating but-
> 
> If you have a stopwatch on your watch (doesn't everybody?) which does 1/100 of 
> seconds? Simply hit start, count to 10 and hit stop, the 100ths should be 
> reasonably random, (no?)
> 	Paul

Not really - as a kid I could reliably stop the 100ths on the casio
digital in a consistent place (often 00:00:03) ... so, if you've got
good reactions, and a very consistent 'twitch' you'll probably end up
with the same number (maybe off-by-one) more often than not.

P



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