Dice (was Leaving computers on... (was Re: Disc analyser news update)) - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

26 Mar 2010

On 26 Mar 2010, at 06:00, cctalk-request at classiccmp.org wrote:

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 Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:58:19 +0000 (GMT)
 From: ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk (Tony Duell)
 Subject: Re: OT: Leaving computers on... (was Re: Disc analyser news
 	update)
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  There is a little test jig that is sometimes
used, that holds diagonal
 corners of the die between centers, for a spin.  If the die reverses
 direction of rotation right before it settles to a stop, then it fails.  
 The 'Pviot test for loads'. There are several other ways to make dice 
 show numbers with the 'wrong' prboabiltiy, though. 
Six LCD displays, single chip microcomputer and an orientation sensor? :-) Keeps it on
topic anyway.

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 Totakky OT, byut 'Scarne on Dice' has a couple of chapters on this. (No, 
 I don't gamble, but I happen to have said book on my bookshelf)

 -tony