Things like Monte Carlo simulations can, and have used public random numbers over the years -- the Rand Corporation's book of one million random digits [1] was

Things like Monte Carlo simulations can, and have used public random numbers over the years -- the Rand Corporation's book of one million random digits [1] was used for this purpose. A public entropy source means that in verifying something, you can demonstrate that there was nothing up your sleeve when you used the points you did. [1] http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1418.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1418.html