Comments on: An Erdős–Bacon Number http://www.rumorsdaily.com/2007/09/27/an-erdos%e2%80%93bacon-number/ Where old blogs die, come back to life, and then die again Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:22:39 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Troeltsch http://www.rumorsdaily.com/2007/09/27/an-erdos%e2%80%93bacon-number/#comment-1159 Troeltsch Mon, 01 Oct 2007 18:50:47 +0000 http://www.rumorsdaily.com/2007/09/27/an-erdos%e2%80%93bacon-number/#comment-1159 My point exactly. My point exactly.

]]> By: DoorFrame http://www.rumorsdaily.com/2007/09/27/an-erdos%e2%80%93bacon-number/#comment-1153 DoorFrame Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:44:30 +0000 http://www.rumorsdaily.com/2007/09/27/an-erdos%e2%80%93bacon-number/#comment-1153 No. I'm not sure that's a real rule. No. I’m not sure that’s a real rule.

]]> By: Troeltsch http://www.rumorsdaily.com/2007/09/27/an-erdos%e2%80%93bacon-number/#comment-1149 Troeltsch Mon, 01 Oct 2007 06:15:56 +0000 http://www.rumorsdaily.com/2007/09/27/an-erdos%e2%80%93bacon-number/#comment-1149 Snakes on a blog was released in theaters? Snakes on a blog was released in theaters?

]]> By: nach http://www.rumorsdaily.com/2007/09/27/an-erdos%e2%80%93bacon-number/#comment-1140 nach Sat, 29 Sep 2007 20:45:36 +0000 http://www.rumorsdaily.com/2007/09/27/an-erdos%e2%80%93bacon-number/#comment-1140 ... also interesting that the erdos number is what spawned the bacon number yet i had never heard of the former before doorframe's post. … also interesting that the erdos number is what spawned the bacon number yet i had never heard of the former before doorframe’s post.

]]> By: nach http://www.rumorsdaily.com/2007/09/27/an-erdos%e2%80%93bacon-number/#comment-1139 nach Sat, 29 Sep 2007 20:42:27 +0000 http://www.rumorsdaily.com/2007/09/27/an-erdos%e2%80%93bacon-number/#comment-1139 sadly i have neither finite numbers. and if you count papers that are not necessarily mathematical in nature... i still have neither finite numbers. crazymonk's original comment was fantastic. i had to steal it. sadly i have neither finite numbers. and if you count papers that are not necessarily mathematical in nature… i still have neither finite numbers.

crazymonk’s original comment was fantastic. i had to steal it.

]]> By: crazymonk http://www.rumorsdaily.com/2007/09/27/an-erdos%e2%80%93bacon-number/#comment-1137 crazymonk Sat, 29 Sep 2007 18:12:33 +0000 http://www.rumorsdaily.com/2007/09/27/an-erdos%e2%80%93bacon-number/#comment-1137 The Joy of Passover was released in theaters? The Joy of Passover was released in theaters?

]]> By: Troeltsch http://www.rumorsdaily.com/2007/09/27/an-erdos%e2%80%93bacon-number/#comment-1124 Troeltsch Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:29:50 +0000 http://www.rumorsdaily.com/2007/09/27/an-erdos%e2%80%93bacon-number/#comment-1124 Even better: I have a Erdos of 5 when connected via a tree automata paper, which is certainly mathematics. So my Erdos-Bacon is 7. That's better than Carl Sagan and tied with Stephen Hawking! Even better: I have a Erdos of 5 when connected via a tree automata paper, which is certainly mathematics. So my Erdos-Bacon is 7. That’s better than Carl Sagan and tied with Stephen Hawking!

]]> By: DoorFrame http://www.rumorsdaily.com/2007/09/27/an-erdos%e2%80%93bacon-number/#comment-1123 DoorFrame Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:36:55 +0000 http://www.rumorsdaily.com/2007/09/27/an-erdos%e2%80%93bacon-number/#comment-1123 Sadly I doubt that your Erdos number would count. They seem pretty set on the whole "math" thing. You'll notice in the Erdos Wikipedia page that there's also a Pauli number for people involved in physics. If physics doesn't fall within the penumbra of math, I doubt that computer science would. You could probably make a decent argument depending upon the topic of the compsci paper you're using as your starting point. Sadly I doubt that your Erdos number would count.

They seem pretty set on the whole “math” thing. You’ll notice in the Erdos Wikipedia page that there’s also a Pauli number for people involved in physics. If physics doesn’t fall within the penumbra of math, I doubt that computer science would.

You could probably make a decent argument depending upon the topic of the compsci paper you’re using as your starting point.

]]> By: Troeltsch http://www.rumorsdaily.com/2007/09/27/an-erdos%e2%80%93bacon-number/#comment-1121 Troeltsch Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:16:52 +0000 http://www.rumorsdaily.com/2007/09/27/an-erdos%e2%80%93bacon-number/#comment-1121 I have a bacon number of 2! I appeared in "The Joy of Passover: How to create one passover seder you'll never forget" (direct to video counts, right?) with John Rothman, who appeared in Picture Perfect with Bacon. So my Erdos-Bacon is at most 9. I rock! I have a bacon number of 2! I appeared in “The Joy of Passover: How to create one passover seder you’ll never forget” (direct to video counts, right?) with John Rothman, who appeared in Picture Perfect with Bacon. So my Erdos-Bacon is at most 9. I rock!

]]> By: Troeltsch http://www.rumorsdaily.com/2007/09/27/an-erdos%e2%80%93bacon-number/#comment-1120 Troeltsch Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:10:16 +0000 http://www.rumorsdaily.com/2007/09/27/an-erdos%e2%80%93bacon-number/#comment-1120 Are you sure it has to be a math paper? Doesn't CS count? I'm trying to figure mine out; it's at most 7 but I think I can do better. Are you sure it has to be a math paper? Doesn’t CS count? I’m trying to figure mine out; it’s at most 7 but I think I can do better.

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