Sorting algorithms demonstrated with Hungarian folk dance

Posted by jaybol on Thursday April 14, 2011 @03:17AM
from the flowingdata.com dept.

http://flowingdata.com/2011/04/14/sorting-algorithms-demonstrated-with-hungarian-folk-dance/

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Re:Sorting algorithms demonstrated with Hungarian folk dance by gaius on Thursday April 14, 2011 @08:23AM (#2446518)

I have friends in Romania, I showed them this and they assure me that this is how CS is taught there. What a country!

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Re:Sorting algorithms demonstrated with Hungarian folk dance by nickik on Thursday April 14, 2011 @04:40AM (#2446102)

Omg, i just used O(n^2) time to watch that. Why could they do quick or mergesort.

(Parallel Mergesort as a dance would be pretty cool!)

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Re:Sorting algorithms demonstrated with Hungarian folk dance by petewailes on Thursday April 14, 2011 @04:43AM (#2446112)

You win my Comment of the Day award

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Re:Sorting algorithms demonstrated with Hungarian folk dance by est on Thursday April 14, 2011 @05:22AM (#2446190)

five days ago

http://programming.reddit.com/comments/glgrm/_/c1ofufz

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Re:Sorting algorithms demonstrated with Hungarian folk dance by nickik on Thursday April 14, 2011 @07:57AM (#2446462)

You got me, but the paralllel merge sort was my idea.

Edit: Damn somebody on reddit said that too but i didn't read it there.

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Re:Sorting algorithms demonstrated with Hungarian folk dance by petewailes on Thursday April 14, 2011 @05:36AM (#2446212)

The downsides of not hanging around on Reddit anymore...

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Re:Sorting algorithms demonstrated with Hungarian folk dance by bromley on Thursday April 14, 2011 @10:05AM (#2446833)

I was thinking how painfully slow it was, until I remembered the adage: "make it work, then make it elegant, then make it fast."

It works, and it is certainly elegant.

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Re:Sorting algorithms demonstrated with Hungarian folk dance by BasDirks on Thursday April 14, 2011 @04:16AM (#2446049)

Fantastic, without taking away from the beauty of the performances: this is like Sesame Street for hackers!

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Re:Sorting algorithms demonstrated with Hungarian folk dance by dominis on Thursday April 14, 2011 @04:11AM (#2446036)

BTW, is there any Hungarian folks here?

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Re:Sorting algorithms demonstrated with Hungarian folk dance by agazso on Thursday April 14, 2011 @04:25AM (#2446079)

Igen (means yes in hungarian).

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Re:Sorting algorithms demonstrated with Hungarian folk dance by lkozma on Thursday April 14, 2011 @04:52AM (#2446125)

Yes, I'm from near the place these dancers are from (in Romania).

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Re:Sorting algorithms demonstrated with Hungarian folk dance by Seth_Kriticos on Thursday April 14, 2011 @05:46AM (#2446233)

I'm half, spent 12 years, but don't live there any more. Does that count?

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Re:Sorting algorithms demonstrated with Hungarian folk dance by asrk on Thursday April 14, 2011 @06:17AM (#2446282)

Yes, but not living there.

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Re:Sorting algorithms demonstrated with Hungarian folk dance by riffraff on Thursday April 14, 2011 @10:01AM (#2446817)

neat, I'm not hungarian but I live in budapest :)

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Re:Sorting algorithms demonstrated with Hungarian folk dance by rbanffy on Thursday April 14, 2011 @07:15AM (#2446379)

Biztosan.

Born in Brazil, but very much Hungarian.

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Re:Sorting algorithms demonstrated with Hungarian folk dance by Create on Thursday April 14, 2011 @09:51AM (#2446786)

FYI, yes there are.

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Re:Sorting algorithms demonstrated with Hungarian folk dance by Maro on Thursday April 14, 2011 @05:22AM (#2446188)

Yes.

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Re:Sorting algorithms demonstrated with Hungarian folk dance by nadam on Thursday April 14, 2011 @07:39AM (#2446420)

Igen.:)

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Re:Sorting algorithms demonstrated with Hungarian folk dance by kazuya on Thursday April 14, 2011 @10:46AM (#2447002)

I expected something like Algorithm March (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algorithm_March), but this is far more... algorithmic.

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Re:Sorting algorithms demonstrated with Hungarian folk dance by leoc on Thursday April 14, 2011 @07:14AM (#2446374)

I knew Stallman was up to something.

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