Find Waldo with Mathematica

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Published on Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:00:57 GMT Indexed on 2012/03/23 17:34 UTC
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If you’re looking for a geeky (and speedy) way to find Waldo, of the Where’s Waldo? fame, this series of Mathematica scripts makes it a snap.

Over at Stack Overflow, programmer Arnoud Buzing shares a clever bit of Mathematica-based coding that analyzes a Where’s Waldo? drawing and finds the elusive Waldo. Hit up the link below to see the distinct steps of analysis with accompanying photos.

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