Conman, quantum entaglement and no cat
Reese
reeza at hawaii.rr.com
Thu Oct 25 00:37:55 PDT 2001
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.
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