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1 and 10 are on the boundary, that's not random so those are out. 5 is exactly halfway, that's not random enough either, that's out. 2, 4, 6, 8 are even and e
by p1necone 2y ago
1 and 10 are on the boundary, that's not random so those are out.
5 is exactly halfway, that's not random enough either, that's out.
2, 4, 6, 8 are even and even numbers are round and friendly and comfortable, those are out too.
9 feels too close to the boundary, it's out.
That leaves 3 and 7, and 7 is more than 3 so it's got more room for randomness in it right?
Therefore 7 is the most random number between 1 and 10.
- LoganDark 2y agoThat's all well and good, but 4 is actually the most random number, because it was chosen by fair dice roll.
- HappMacDonald 2y agoAlso because humans are biased towards viewing prime numbers as more counterintuitive and thus more unpredictable.
- wruza 2y agoLast time I hallway tested it, people couldn’t tell what prime numbers are, and to my surprise even the ones with tech/math-y background forgot it. My results were something 1.5/10 (ages 30+-5) and I didn’t go to cabinets where I knew there are zero chances.
- HappMacDonald 2y agoBut there's a difference between "knowing what the formal definition is" and "having a feeling that a number is somehow unique due to it's indivisibility".