A machine `` ERNIE '' that generates completely random numbers developed by a genius engineer to determine the lottery winning number
In the UK, there is a “ Premium Bond ”, a government bond with lottery instead of interest-free. The minimum purchase of a premium bond issued from 1956 is £ 25 (approximately ¥ 3500) and can be up to £ 1 million (approximately ¥ 140 million). Election ”was very important. Therefore, a team of genius mathematicians has created a machine called “ERNIE” (Ernie) that only generates random winning numbers.
A man who says he is at the center of the UK postal savings system and national gambling.
Open the door ...
At first glance, it was an ordinary office.
Two women are working at a desk in front of the office.
However, when the man opened the door of the locker, a machine appeared from inside. This machine is called 'Electronic Random Number Indicator Equipment', and the acronym is called 'ERNIE'.
ERNIE is a machine to determine the winning number of the lottery attached to government bonds, developed by a team of researchers including the genius
Inside are gas-filled
When a current passes through this neon tube, the movement of the neon gas particles creates a completely random current fluctuation.
This fluctuation is counted on the device possessed by men. Thousands of fluctuations occur per second, and this is converted into numbers. Since the lottery numbers require fairness, ERNIE was developed as a machine to produce 'perfectly dumb numbers'.
The numbers are printed on the printer.
The letters printed are like this, numbers and alphabets are mixed.
The numbers are also recorded on
The women working in the corner of the room were handling this paper tape.
Before the winners are determined, the paper tape is passed through a computer.
The tape keeps spinning in the machine.
At that time, such paper tape was used as a recording medium, and this data was read and the winning number was printed on a card via a computer.
However, the problem is that the process of linking the winning number to the government bond holder was done manually. On the shelves lined up in this large room, there is a card with the name and number of the government bond holder, and workers identify from among the large number of cards who the winner is and where they live. Must have.
A worker walks between shelves lined with small drawers.
Remove the card from the drawer ...
If it matches the winning number, the winner will be notified of good news.
Whether lottery winners are really chosen fairly is a concern for many people. A man asks, 'Some people won a few government bonds and won, while others have a lot of government bonds and don't win.'
The staff in charge asserted, 'It's pure luck.' Even if you change your address on the way, you will be notified of the winning contact properly, and you are confident in the system that there are almost no cases where you can not contact.
The premium bond exists in the UK even at the time of article creation, ERNIE appearing in the movie has already retired, but the desktop version `` ERNIE 5 '' working at 21,000 times the speed of the original ERNIE is It is running. After a number of improvements, the latest version of ERNIE is now the size of a pencil.
Fifth-generation Premium Bonds computer Ernie 5 could make you a millionaire and boasts quantum technology
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/8544253/premium-bonds-ernie-5-quantum-tech/
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