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Subject: How to select uniform random points on a sphere Path: you​!your-host​!walldrug​!prime-radiant​!computer​!hal9000​!plovergw​!plovervax​!shitpost​!mjd Date: 2023-02-09T11:53:31 Newsgroup: misc.misc.random-sphere-points Message-ID: <54a13994fac280f9@shitpost.plover.com> Content-Type: text/shitpost Select !!x, y, !! and !!z!! uniformly at random. Then discard the selection and start over unless !!x^2+y^2+z^2=1!!.