Can I use my own topics instead?

Yes. The box is a plain text box, so you can edit it, delete it or paste your own list over the top. One topic per line, or separated by commas. Changing the list rebuilds the pool and clears the draws so far, because keeping a set-aside topic out of a list it is no longer in would be a lie.

Can the same topic come up twice?

The opening thirty prompts are unique, and Set aside removes each drawn entry. If your edited list repeats a topic, other copies can still be picked. Remove repeated names gives each normalized prompt one entry. Keep in pool permits repeated independent picks.

How do I draw more than one at a time?

Raise the Pick count with the plus button or type a number into it. Asking for more topics than the pool holds is refused with a message saying how many there are, rather than quietly giving you fewer.

Is the draw actually random?

Every draw comes from crypto.getRandomValues, the browser's cryptographic generator, and the index is taken by rejection sampling so no position in the list is favored. The slot-machine reveal is decoration over a result that was already decided before the first frame: watching it cannot change the winner.

Where do these topics come from?

They are written into the tool itself, thirty of them, chosen to be answerable by a room with no preparation and to be arguable on both sides. Nothing is fetched from anywhere, so the list works offline and is identical for everyone.

Is there a faster way to draw?

Press the space bar. It draws whenever the focus is not in a text field or on a button, so you can run a session without going back to the mouse.

Does it generate fresh topics or a complete presentation?

No. It selects from the list shown in the box. Edit that list for a subject, paste your own prompts or choose another bundled list. It does not write a presentation, adapt the prompts to difficulty, fetch current news or add a practice timer.

Random Topic Picker

Thirty discussion and presentation prompts are already in the box. Pick count opens at 1 with Set aside on, so the unique starting prompts do not repeat within a round. Draw several for a shortlist, edit the list for your class or copy completed choices. These are fixed prompts you can customize; the tool does not generate a new topic from a subject or difficulty setting.

Names30 names

A skill everyone should learn before leaving school
Whether homework should be set at all
The invention that changed daily life the most
Should the working week be four days
What makes a city worth living in
Whether social media has been good for friendship
The best way to learn a language
Should voting be compulsory
A book or a film that changed how you think
Whether money can buy happiness
The case for and against space exploration
What schools should teach and do not
Should zoos exist
The most overrated technology of the last ten years
Whether remote work is here to stay
How to spot a bad argument
Should university be free
The best meal you have ever eaten
Whether artificial intelligence should be regulated
A rule you would abolish tomorrow
What makes someone a good teammate
Whether cash will disappear
The place you would move to for a year
Should sport be played for money
How you would spend an unexpected free day
Whether news should be free to read
The habit that has helped you most
Should cars be banned from city centers
What you would put in a time capsule
Whether luck matters more than effort

The pick30 of 30 in the pool

Ready

Pool: 30 of 30

Pick count

Picked name

Example list

Every entry is a ticket. Set aside removes tickets, so repeated names can still win again. Remove repeated names before starting for one chance per person. This changes the list and starts a new round.

No draw yet. Pick draws a name from the pool.

Press Space to pick without reaching for the mouse. Names are separated by line breaks and by commas, so a column pasted from a spreadsheet and a comma list both work. Editing the list rebuilds the pool and clears the draws, and Reset pool puts every name back and clears the draws without touching the list.

The spin decides nothing. The winner is drawn from crypto.getRandomValues the moment you press Pick, and the names that flick past afterwards are frames built to end on it. Watching it cannot change who came out. Each name in the pool has the same chance per entry on every draw: the index is taken by rejection sampling rather than a remainder, so no position in your list is favored. A name typed twice is two entries in the pool, which is how you give someone two chances, and the Names header counts the repeats so it is never a surprise.

Common questions

Can I use my own topics instead?: Yes. The box is a plain text box, so you can edit it, delete it or paste your own list over the top. One topic per line, or separated by commas. Changing the list rebuilds the pool and clears the draws so far, because keeping a set-aside topic out of a list it is no longer in would be a lie.
Can the same topic come up twice?: The opening thirty prompts are unique, and Set aside removes each drawn entry. If your edited list repeats a topic, other copies can still be picked. Remove repeated names gives each normalized prompt one entry. Keep in pool permits repeated independent picks.
How do I draw more than one at a time?: Raise the Pick count with the plus button or type a number into it. Asking for more topics than the pool holds is refused with a message saying how many there are, rather than quietly giving you fewer.
Is the draw actually random?: Every draw comes from crypto.getRandomValues, the browser's cryptographic generator, and the index is taken by rejection sampling so no position in the list is favored. The slot-machine reveal is decoration over a result that was already decided before the first frame: watching it cannot change the winner.
Where do these topics come from?: They are written into the tool itself, thirty of them, chosen to be answerable by a room with no preparation and to be arguable on both sides. Nothing is fetched from anywhere, so the list works offline and is identical for everyone.
Is there a faster way to draw?: Press the space bar. It draws whenever the focus is not in a text field or on a button, so you can run a session without going back to the mouse.
Does it generate fresh topics or a complete presentation?: No. It selects from the list shown in the box. Edit that list for a subject, paste your own prompts or choose another bundled list. It does not write a presentation, adapt the prompts to difficulty, fetch current news or add a practice timer.

Each entry has the same chance, from the browser's cryptographic generator. Repeated names receive extra chances. Set aside removes drawn entries; deduplicate first to avoid repeating a person.