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[Charlie connects the computer game Minesweeper to the bank robberies] Charlie Eppes:
You see this game, Larry? You've got to clear the mines without blowing any up. Each time you clear a square, a numerical value is revealed. That number tells you exactly how many squares containing mines are directly adjacent to that square. This allows you to predict where the next mine will be located and then the more boxes revealed the more accurately one can predict the location of the mines. The pattern used in these bank robberies is similar to this kind of problem-solving pattern. These robbers have used the banks they've been robbing to tell them which ones to rob next
You see this game, Larry? You've got to clear the mines without blowing any up. Each time you clear a square, a numerical value is revealed. That number tells you exactly how many squares containing mines are directly adjacent to that square. This allows you to predict where the next mine will be located and then the more boxes revealed the more accurately one can predict the location of the mines. The pattern used in these bank robberies is similar to this kind of problem-solving pattern. These robbers have used the banks they've been robbing to tell them which ones to rob next
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You see this game Larry
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You've got to clear mines without blowing any up
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Each time you've cleared a square
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a numerical value is revealed
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That number tells you exactly how many squares
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containing mines are directly adjacent to that square
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This allows you to predict
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where the next mine will be located
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And then the more boxes revealed
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the more accurately one can predict
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the location of the mines
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The pattern used in these bank robberies
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is similar to this same type of problem solving pattern
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These robbers
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have used
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the banks they've been robbing
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to tell them which ones to rob next
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Movie Summary
Working for the F.B.I., a mathematician uses equations to help solve various crimes.
