Just had to pass this on to readers. Today at the SCQ, there's a lovely piece examining the probability statistics of the card game of War. Using computational models, the author was able to simulate 10 million random games, with the results presented. Graphs and everything! This is so something that Wilco should write a song about...
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Math and War: UH! Whaaat is it good for! Absolutely nothing, say it again!
Category: Humor stuff, and in the best of worlds, science humor stuff
Posted on: October 5, 2006 5:30 PM, by David Ng
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