Topic: Not-So-'tarded Teen (Read 3884 times)

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

"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

Probie · « **Reply #1 on:** May 29, 2009, 09:42:37 AM »

woah, that is really cool.

xolik · « **Reply #2 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*

Novice · « **Reply #3 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.

12AX7 · « **Reply #4 on:** May 29, 2009, 05:22:25 PM »

Is there a Larry Hamed? Or a Curly?

RelandR · « **Reply #5 on:** May 30, 2009, 02:40:53 PM »

Namist pig!

mryellow · « **Reply #6 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?

xolik · « **Reply #7 on:** June 20, 2009, 12:13:30 AM »

The link is broken =(

Jihadist conspiracy.

12AX7 · « **Reply #8 on:** June 20, 2009, 11:41:22 AM »

Jihadist conspiracy.

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

RelandR · « **Reply #9 on:** June 20, 2009, 11:06:49 PM »

Perhaps in teh Tejas Tally Ban.