Buy Erdős numbers!
While doing random surfing today, I came across this interesting information on Wikipedia:
- On April 20, 2004 Bill Tozier, a researcher with Erdős number 4, offered the chance for collaboration to attain an Erdős number 5 in an auction on eBay. The final bid was $1,031.
- Another eBay auction offered an Erdős number of 2 for a prospective paper to be submitted for publication to Chance (a magazine of the American Statistical Association) about skill in the World Series of Poker and the World Poker Tour. It closed on 22 July 2004 with a winning bid of $127.40. This is noteworthy because with the exception of a few co-authored articles to be published posthumously, 2 is the minimum number that can now be achieved.
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A great chance for my ex-officemate to earn money!
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2 Comments:
Amit, why don't you post an auction on E-bay for Erdos no 3 as I am Erdos no 2. We can share the profits:-)
Done! Your Erdős number has been sold for $4.20, and the winner is me. Don't forget to add my name in your next paper! The money will be sent soon.
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