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"The fact that the combination was in a specific pattern and did not appear to be a random combination of numbers could also factor into a calculation of the od
by jnty 7y ago
"The fact that the combination was in a specific pattern and did not appear to be a random combination of numbers could also factor into a calculation of the odds, he added."
Hehe. I guess he'll have to produce a list of non-random numbers to work those odds out.
- kingkawn 7y agoRandomness produces patterns all the time, and if we cut out the patterns that appear, then we are selecting the pattern that we’ve labeled as ‘random.’
- empath75 7y agoHumans are terrible at selecting truly random numbers so if the combination was picked by a person, and people who were guessing were also people, then I would say that the odds are significantly better that the safe would be cracked than what you would expect from calculating the permutations.
- wtetzner 7y agoI think it was a joke. What would it mean to produce a list of non-random numbers?
- FartyMcFarter 7y agoReminds me of this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interesting_number_paradox https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interesting_number_paradox I suppose the smallest random number is also not random :)