Someone should totally take on Tyson's challenge. I would, by I don't have the money, and for some reason I can't talk my dad into lending it to me. *sigh*
-E --- In [email protected], "Stefan Pochmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Guys, stop questioning David's honesty! If he says so, it *is* so!!! > > Stefan > > > --- In [email protected], Gustav Fredell > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I just confirmed these numbers. Thought I would be first but you > beat me > > to it :) I'll bet my testicles too. > > > > /Gustav > > > > Tyson Mao skrev: > > > > >If you have a 1/3 probability of winning each time, and out of 100 > > >trials you won 76, the probability of that happening is: > > > > > >(1/3)^76*(2/3)^24*(100 nCr 76) > > > > > >Where 100 nCr 76 is 100 choose 76. I think that's correct, but I > might > > >be wrong, but of course, that number is definitely really small. > Let's > > >compete the probability that someone can win 76 or more times. > > > > > >Sum(i=76 to 100): (1/3)^i*(2/3)^(100-i)*(100 nCr i) > > > > > >Using Mathematica, I got 3*10^(-18). > > > > > >With that type of probability, I'd risk my testicles. And Leyan's > too. > > > > > >Tyson Mao > > >MSC #631 > > >California Institute of Technology > > > > > >On Dec 28, 2005, at 7:11 PM, Stefan Pochmann wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > >>P.S. Is somebody capable of computing the odds for winning those > 76 > > >>out of 100? > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >__________ NOD32 1.1342 (20051228) Information __________ > > > > > >This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > > >http://www.nod32.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/MXMplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/speedsolvingrubikscube/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
