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2010-11-22
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2010-11-22
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English mathematicians calculated the amount of german tanks in WW II by using the serial numbers of captured tanks. They got a good result with this formula.
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2010-11-22
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@ Germany
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now we only need a serial number of the one of the first devices and for example one sn per every month since then.
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2010-11-22
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English mathematicians calculated the amount of german tanks in WW II by using the serial numbers of captured tanks.
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2010-11-22
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2010-12-01
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For english readers maybe an online translator can help.
A short summary about the article:
English mathematicians calculated the amount of german tanks in WW II by using the serial numbers of captured tanks. They got a good result with this formula.
Now the magazine wants to try this for mobile phones (Link on bottom of the page).
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They got 11 entries for the N900 and calculate the N900 to be sold about 600000 times:
[german]
http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/m...0.html#ref=rss
Last edited by gunni; 2010-12-01 at 16:23. Reason: Added result article