note BrowserUk <blockquote><i>Interesting to see that ... it takes a few dozen iterations to actually reach middle ground:</i></blockquote> <p>That is the nature of randomness. If it was exactly 50:50, it wouldn't be random. <p>But the more trials you run, the closer it will tend. This is more evident if you run this version with various different resets:<code> C:\test>perl -E"{++$t;$r=`perl -E\"say rand()\"`;$r<.5?++$a:++$b; printf qq[\r%.3f : %.3f], $a*100/$t, $b*100/$t; $t>$ARGV[0] and say and $t=$a=$b=0; redo}" 10 45.455 : 54.545 27.273 : 72.727 36.364 : 63.636 54.545 : 45.455 72.727 : 27.273 63.636 : 36.364 36.364 : 63.636 45.455 : 54.545 27.273 : 72.727 36.364 : 63.636 72.727 : 27.273 45.455 : 54.545 54.545 : 45.455 63.636 : 36.364 C:\test>perl -E"{++$t;$r=`perl -E\"say rand()\"`;$r<.5?++$a:++$b; printf qq[\r%.3f : %.3f], $a*100/$t, $b*100/$t; $t>$ARGV[0] and say and $t=$a=$b=0; redo}" 100 52.475 : 47.525 52.475 : 47.525 52.475 : 47.525 46.535 : 53.465 45.545 : 54.455 51.485 : 48.515 41.584 : 58.416 46.535 : 53.465 42.574 : 57.426 40.594 : 59.406 C:\test>perl -E"{++$t;$r=`perl -E\"say rand()\"`;$r<.5?++$a:++$b; printf qq[\r%.3f : %.3f], $a*100/$t, $b*100/$t; $t>$ARGV[0] and say and $t=$a=$b=0; redo}" 1000 49.750 : 50.250 51.349 : 48.651 48.651 : 51.349 53.047 : 46.953 </code> <div class="pmsig"><div class="pmsig-171588"> <hr /> <font size=1 > <div>With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'</div> <div>Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.</div> <div>"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". </div> <div>In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. <p align=right> [http://thebottomline.cpaaustralia.com.au/|RIP Neil Armstrong]</p></div> </font> </div></div> 1001034 1001227