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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Anonymous >> Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 4:01 PM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> 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.
