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Title: Not-So-'tarded Teen
Post by: 12AX7 on May 29, 2009, 09:32:08 AM

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/18/20090528/twl-iraq-born-teen-cracks-maths-puzzle-3cd7efd.html (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/18/20090528/twl-iraq-born-teen-cracks-maths-puzzle-3cd7efd.html)


"An Iraqi-born 16-year-old reportedly has cracked a math puzzle that has gone unsolved for over 300 years.

Mohamed Altoumaimi, who immigrated to Sweden six years ago, took only four months to find a formula that explains a sequence of calculations known as the Bernoulli numbers, a code that had stumped some of the best experts in the field, Agence France-Presse reported."




for Joe:  16-year-old reportedly has cracked a math puzzle that has gone unsolved for over 300 years (http://search.atomz.com/search/?sp-q=16-year-old+reportedly+has+cracked+a+math+puzzle+that+has+gone+unsolved+for+over+300+years.++&sp-a=00062d45-sp00000000&sp-advanced=1&sp-p=all&sp-w-control=1&sp-w=alike&sp-date-range=-1&sp-x=any&sp-c=100&sp-m=1&sp-s=0&x=22&y=17)

Title: Re: Not-So-'tarded Teen
Post by: Probie on May 29, 2009, 09:42:37 AM

woah, that is really cool.

Title: Re: Not-So-'tarded Teen
Post by: xolik on May 29, 2009, 10:00:57 AM

How'd I know this kid's name would be Mohamed something something?

*cue the "That's Racist" pic*

Title: Re: Not-So-'tarded Teen
Post by: Novice on May 29, 2009, 10:06:05 AM

Well it's the most common name on Earth, so it would be a pretty good guess even if you were wrong.

Title: Re: Not-So-'tarded Teen
Post by: 12AX7 on May 29, 2009, 05:22:25 PM

   Is there a Larry Hamed? Or a Curly?

Title: Re: Not-So-'tarded Teen
Post by: RelandR on May 30, 2009, 02:40:53 PM

Namist pig!  :evil:

Title: Re: Not-So-'tarded Teen
Post by: mryellow on June 06, 2009, 03:41:38 PM

I love it when people solve problems before I even know there was a problem. Someone please explain this to my colleagues?

Title: Re: Not-So-'tarded Teen
Post by: xolik on June 20, 2009, 12:13:30 AM

Quote from: bananaskittles on June 18, 2009, 02:59:46 PM

The link is broken =(

Jihadist conspiracy.

Title: Re: Not-So-'tarded Teen
Post by: 12AX7 on June 20, 2009, 11:41:22 AM

Quote from: xolik on June 20, 2009, 12:13:30 AM

Jihadist conspiracy.

   Sure it wouldn't be a Yeehaa-tist idear?

Title: Re: Not-So-'tarded Teen
Post by: RelandR on June 20, 2009, 11:06:49 PM

Perhaps in teh Tejas Tally Ban.