Conman, quantum entaglement and no cat

[Reese]

Who knows how many predictions he's made over the years, or the
black book he looks them up in after a drawing, so he knows where
(whether) to call the press conference.

At 04:40 PM 10/24/01 -0700, Lucky Green wrote:
 >It would have been more impressive had Copperfield revealed the
 >numbers he predicted an hour /before/ the drawing...
 >
 >--Lucky
 >
 >> -----Original Message-----
 >> From: owner-cypherpunks at lne.com
 >> [mailto:owner-cypherpunks at lne.com] On Behalf Of Anonymous
 >> Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 4:01 PM
 >> To: cypherpunks at lne.com
 >> Subject: Conman, quantum entaglement and no cat
 >>
 >>
 >> http://www.thescotsman.co.uk/text_only.cfm?id=116404
 >>
 >>
 >> Magicians lottery list accurate
 >>
 >> THE American illusionist David Copperfield said yesterday he
 >> has been bombarded by requests for tips on the winning
 >> numbers in Germanys national lottery on Saturday night -
 >> numbers he said he predicted seven months ago.
 >>
 >> Copperfield wrote down his forecast on 17 February for the
 >> multi-million mark lottery drawing due on 13 October. The
 >> prediction was sealed by a notary and locked in a box that
 >> was kept under round-the-clock surveillance.
 >>
 >> An hour after the winning numbers were drawn, the box was
 >> opened on a live television broadcast and the numbers matched
 >> the winning draw: 2, 9, 10, 15, 25, 38 and 4.
 >>
 >> "It wasnt a trick," Copperfield told Bild am Sonntag
 >> newspaper after the performance on the popular Wanna Bet?
 >> show on ZDF television. "It was more an experiment and mental
 >> exercise. We only use about 10 per cent of our brain capacity."
 >>
 >> Copperfield said he is not tempted to play the lottery
 >> himself because he would not be able to "see" the numbers. "I
 >> used to try it out by giving friends the numbers, but then it
 >> would never work," he said. "If the numbers arent kept
 >> secret, it doesnt work."
 >>
 >> Copperfield said hundreds of people had written him since
 >> February begging him for tips on what numbers to pick.
 >> "Hundreds of emails, so many letters and requests from people
 >> in despair. "
 >>
 >>
 >>
 >> But can he do RSA keys ?
 >>
 >> If he can, that would mean that they are truly random.
 >>
 >> If he can't they are not.
 >>
 >> This test should become a part of Diehard.