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It certainly does -- the larger the random number, the fairer the outcome is.
> Even if you're using the seconds of a clock, it doesn't work for 7 children.
For a digits range of 0 - 59? Plus the fallback in the face of a precocious child of adding the number of minutes * 60?
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It certainly does -- the larger the random number, the fairer the outcome is.
> Even if you're using the seconds of a clock, it doesn't work for 7 children.
For a digits range of 0 - 59? Plus the fallback in the face of a precocious child of adding the number of minutes * 60?