The difference though, is that one guy who knew they weren't random took the time to figure out how to understand the pattern... and then DIDN'T exploit that knowledge.
I know this is petty, and I love Mental Floss, but this article was so strewn with typographical errors that I found it far more irritating than informative. Good article but it's just one of those pet peeves I have.
While this was a cool thing to see, I'm not sure it was a cool thing to do.
And yeah, one guys talks about being 'not that stoned', so drugs were, indeed, involved.