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Is there a reason all of the most popular numbers to pick were prime? Let's try it again. Pick a random number:

3
14.3%
7
29.1%
11
36.4%
13
20.2%

440 votesFinal results

9:28 AM · May 20, 2016

AnonyMouseLurkr

@AnonyMouseLurkr

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Well, I do rather like the elegance of primes :)

AnonyMouseLurkr

@AnonyMouseLurkr

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and their unpredictableness :!

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I thought the most popular number was usually the third choice. I know that people will pick 3 if you ask for a random (1/2)

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number between 1-4 way more often than 25% of the time. (2/2)

Shinigami Barba

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it is always in the third quartil

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but... i don't want to pick a prime number :'(

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Picked #3 to intentionally skew result, hah!

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fuck you, Aella. These are all prime!

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Are you some kind of Camgirl Rahmatejen, or what?