Movie picker wheel
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Previous draws
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Is the draw actually fair?
Yes, and it is worth explaining how, because most pickers are not. The number comes from the browser's cryptographic generator, and the draw throws away the values that would not divide evenly by the number of titles.
Without that second step, drawing one of six from a thirty two bit integer gives the first titles a slightly better chance. The bias is small, but in a tool whose only job is to be fair it is the whole defect. Measured over sixty thousand draws of six titles, every title stayed within sampling noise.
Why does the wheel disappear when I paste a long list?
Above twelve titles each slice becomes too thin for a name to fit, and an unreadable drawing is worse than no drawing. The draw itself keeps working exactly the same; only the decoration goes away.
If you want the wheel back, split the list into rounds: draw a semifinal from each half and then spin between the two winners.
Does the previous result change the next one?
No. Each spin is independent, so the same title can come up twice in a row and that is not a bug. With six titles it happens about one time in six.
If you want a list without repeats, tick the box that removes the winner. The list then shrinks with each spin, which is what you want when a group is going through a watchlist.
Can I use it for something other than films?
It draws one line out of a list of lines, so anything you can write one per line works: who does the dishes, which board game, the order of presentations.
The list never leaves your browser. Nothing is sent anywhere, which also means nothing is saved when you close the page.
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