Wolfram Alpha

**TheAtheist** · 06-19-2009, 02:19 PM

Has anyone else found this site really cool? I haven't used it a whole lot but it seems really intuitive and clever. I have found it quite useful for comparing data for geographical investigation etc, because, unlike a conventional search engine it computes a logical answer, most of the time unless of course it cant interpret your input, in which case google would probably do the same!

Has anyone found any really quirky or useful ways to use this site? One that my friend showed me is this ( you will need to have heard the song to understand but hey)

Input "How many roads must a man walk down"

Wolfram Alpha output - "the answer my friend, is blowin in the wind"

**WereBo** · 06-19-2009, 04:15 PM

I hadn't heard about it until this post - I typed in 'where are you?' and got the response 'I live on the Internet' - Brilliant, a search-engine with humour!!!

I tried again with 'where am I?' and it told me I'm in London, my ISP provider and ISP address, then offered to show me a GoogleMap - That shows me as living in the centre of the River Thames between Westminster Bridge and Lambeth Bridge

(I'm actually a few miles eastwards of there

)

I've bookmarked the site, for more fun later - Thanks very lots

Chevy · 06-21-2009, 08:17 PM

Go to Google maps and ask for driving instructions from your city to Tokyo. My results included grabbing a canoe from LA to Hawaii.

06-19-2009, 02:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
TheAtheist Mentor, Articles Team Join Date: May 2006 Location: Portishead, Bristol Posts: 1,305 OS: xp sp3 My System	Wolfram Alpha Has anyone else found this site really cool? I haven't used it a whole lot but it seems really intuitive and clever. I have found it quite useful for comparing data for geographical investigation etc, because, unlike a conventional search engine it computes a logical answer, most of the time unless of course it cant interpret your input, in which case google would probably do the same! Has anyone found any really quirky or useful ways to use this site? One that my friend showed me is this ( you will need to have heard the song to understand but hey) Input "How many roads must a man walk down" Wolfram Alpha output - "the answer my friend, is blowin in the wind" __________________ Submit New Articles "Freedom of thought is best promoted by the gradual illumination of men's minds, which follows from the advance of science" - Darwin Join the TSF folding team - Team 85015

06-19-2009, 04:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
WereBo Resident Village Idiot Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SE London, UK Posts: 14,083 OS: Win-7, XP-Pro SP3 My System	Re: Wolfram Alpha I hadn't heard about it until this post - I typed in 'where are you?' and got the response 'I live on the Internet' - Brilliant, a search-engine with humour!!! I tried again with 'where am I?' and it told me I'm in London, my ISP provider and ISP address, then offered to show me a GoogleMap - That shows me as living in the centre of the River Thames between Westminster Bridge and Lambeth Bridge (I'm actually a few miles eastwards of there ) I've bookmarked the site, for more fun later - Thanks very lots __________________ I shall meet all of my deadlines directly in proportion to the amount of bodily injury I could expect to receive from missing them.

06-21-2009, 08:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
Chevy Semi-Retired Manager, Microsoft Support Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Notlob Posts: 5,452 OS: Vista Ultimate My System	Re: Wolfram Alpha Go to Google maps and ask for driving instructions from your city to Tokyo. My results included grabbing a canoe from LA to Hawaii. __________________ “Last night I lay in bed looking up at the stars in the sky and I thought to myself, where the heck is the ceiling. ” - Unknown