Memory Random (mem_random)

mem_random.c

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

// returns a random number
int mem_random(int seed){
    int* seed_ptr = (int*) malloc(sizeof(int));
    *seed_ptr = seed;
    
    // shift the pointer by some amount, should point to something random
    void* random_ptr = ((char*)seed_ptr) + 1; 
    int output = *((int*) random_ptr);
    
    // don't forget memory leak!
    free(seed_ptr);
    
    return output;
}

int main(void)
{
    printf("output: %d\n", mem_random(18));
    printf("output: %d\n", mem_random(623));
    printf("output: %d\n", mem_random(1234));
    printf("output: %d\n", mem_random(1345));
    printf("output: %d\n", mem_random(4000));
    printf("output: %d\n", mem_random(4567));
    printf("output: %d\n", mem_random(1231234));
    printf("output: %d\n", mem_random(132344125));
    printf("output: %d\n", mem_random(914685690));
    printf("output: %d\n", mem_random(1898756907));

}

The horror...