From: Mutant Rob <wlkngowl@unix.asb.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 1996 07:22:23 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Truelly Random Numbers
Message-ID: <199603032316.SAA22404@bb.hks.net>
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Mark Allyn 206-860-9454 wrote:
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> Take a piece of non conducting board, say about six by six
> feet. Put electrodes on it; say a pair of electrodes every
> quarter inch or so across and down.
> 
> Each pair of electrodes would be connected to logic so that
> it generates a unique number. When the electrodes are shorted,
> the number would be generated.

Quite elaborate. And unless you live in a rainy part of the world, not 
very useful.

Better off using those contraptions where little steel balls fall around
the electrodes.  There's some entropy there... but still, it's too 
elaborate for RNG generation.
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