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How to Use Physics to Beat "How Many Candies in the Jar" Games

Posted July 27, 2009 8:20 AM

From Boing Boing:

Here's an Australian physics teacher using principles of molecular physics (the "packing fraction") to "shark" games where you are asked to guess the number of M&Ms (or, presumably, other ellipsoid candy) in a jar.

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04/23/2010 9:42 AM

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