[erlang-questions] beginner question

[Ron Peterson]

When I compile the code below and run it, I get something like the
following:

54> scrap:random_tuples( 20, 5 ).
[{3,9},{3,9},{3,9},{3,9},{3,9}]

I'm sure this is expected behaviour.  I'm just not yet familiar enough
with erlang to understand it.  Why isn't this the same as calling
random_tuple a number of times in succession?

TIA.

set_seed_to_now() ->
    {A1, A2, A3} = now(),
    random:seed( A1, A2, A3 ).

for( Max, Max, F ) ->
    [F];
for( I, Max, F ) ->
    [F|for( I+1, Max, F )].

random_tuple( Max ) ->
    { random:uniform( Max ), random:uniform( Max ) }.

random_tuples( Max, Num ) ->
    set_seed_to_now(),
    for( 1, Num, random_tuple( Max ) ).

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