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Wolfram Alpha Number-Crunches the Super Bowl

Posted by samzenpus on from the survey-says dept.

Nerval's Lobster writes "Whatever your actual feelings about football and this weekend's Super Bowl, you have to admire Wolfram Alpha's willingness to crunch any dataset and see what it can find. The self-billed 'computational knowledge engine' has analyzed the historical data for both teams involved in this Sunday's Super Bowl XLVII. Its conclusion? The San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens are 'annoyingly similar' when it comes to numbers, although some players stand out as potential game changers — if the math plays out right."

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  1. Why? by Skiron · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Why do you yanks have to analyse everything? Just get on and play the bloody game.

  2. Re:Who cares? by Lumpy · · Score: 5, Funny

    "FUCK THEM ALL. Not watching.. not even the fucking commercials."

    Wait What? Fucking Commercials? has the FCC lifted the ban on copulation in commercials? I am SO watching the superbowl now!

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  3. Re:Rugby for doped sissies by DiamondGeezer · · Score: 4, Funny

    Have you actually seen rugby? Its like American football minus all the interruptions, advertising and Tebowing. And when you get tackled you don't bounce off the shoulder pads.

    Seriously I know that American TV is paid for by advertising, but its seriously unwatchable. After 30 minutes my brain was so addled by constant interruptions that I watched QTV and actually wanted to buy something, anything.

    No wonder America has a drug and violence problem - its caused by constant TV interruptions that eventually cause your brain to .... hey, a squirrel!

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  4. Re:I'm not a member of the hive on this one by Ogive17 · · Score: 4, Insightful
    I enjoy watching American football, it's big at all levels where I live. However, one of your comments just doesn't make any sense.

    It is funny to hear people praising rugby instead of football. Talk about whistle-prone. Rugby has its moments, as does Aussie rules football. But they are not one-third of the game football is

    A typical American football play lasts 3-4 seconds followed by 30-40 seconds of nothing. While Rugby also has some downtime, you don't see frequent substitutions and the players play offense and defense. Even if the typically play goes on for only 3-4 seconds, the following down time usually is just another 3-4 seconds.

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