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    7 months ago

    Assigning the number 100 to the temperature pure water boils at sea level under specific conditions is as random as it gets.

    No, it’s literally not. 212 is much more random. Any number like 10, 100, 1000 etc. is less random than any other number, simply by virtue of our decimal system. Just like 2,4, 8 etc. are less random in a binary system.