When we watched the movie a couple of weeks back, I was the only one who came out of the movie still wondering about the game show problem that Kevin Spacey asks in the MIT classroom in the movie (Yes, I did feel stupid being the only one who didn't get it).Suppose you're on a game show, and you're given the choice of three doors: Behind one door is a car; behind the others, goats. You pick a door, say No. 1, and the host, who knows what's behind the doors, opens another door, say No. 3, which has a goat. He then says to you, "Do you want to pick door No. 2?" Is it to your advantage to switch your choice?I thought that the answer in the movie ("yes") was counter-intuitive & it kept bothering me for days (I do get obsessive about the silliest of things sometimes) so I wiki-ed it up. For all those movie-watchers like me who're mathematically-challenged, please look here. Wikipedia has explained it quite well...besides, I thought the pictures of goats & cars were cute (its bizzare that the car is smaller than the goats) :)
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I think I had heard of this problem before, yet it was interesting to read that Wikipedia description of it. How was the movie btw? I haven't heard a good deal of good about it.
Parth,
I quite liked the movie. The story itself (given that its a true story) is incredible. But the movie doesn't really get into the heads of these math geniuses. It feels kind of superficial. Worth one watch nonetheless.
Hahaha.. I saw this movie on the flight back last weekend.
It's about the probability by elimination something. Wish I could THINK like that.
A brilliant movie in my view. If you like this, you should watch Rounders (Edward Norton & Matt Damon).
J,
I haven't seen "Rounders" yet, but heard good things abt it. Will add it to my movie queue! I do find Edward Norton cute post-Hulk.
Cldn't make head or tale of it so read wiki....LOL! for the pics and yes, wiki has done it well :)
hey i saw the movie 2 days back and i was stranded on those lanes to.. nice explanation.. :)
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