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Yes, that's why Germany never wins. Or Finland. Or Israel. So I'm a physicist too and let me tell you: Take these calculations with a grain of salt. It is very
by sentenza 13y ago
Yes, that's why Germany never wins. Or Finland. Or Israel.
So I'm a physicist too and let me tell you: Take these calculations with a grain of salt. It is very easy to underestimate the complexity of what actual people do.
Voting blocks exist and they do skew the results, but they are not strong enough to determine the winner alone, despite what many commentators in the third world of Eurovision (UK, Germany) think. So far, no song has won Eurovision without getting a lot of points from countries outside its alleged voting block. Other biases in the system are also present, such as an unfair advantage for western europeans due to the juries, and the four orders in magnitude difference between vote weight.
If you watch it (or make simulations on it) without the intention of just having some harmless fun, you're doing it wrong.
- juhanima 13y agoGermany won in 2010 and 1982. Finland 2006. Israel two times in a row, 1978 and 1979. Again in 1998. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Eurovision_Song_Contest_winners http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Eurovision_Song_Contest... Edit: Now I realize the parent was just being sarcastic. Anyway, it's good to set the record straight. Double edit: Come to think of it, that was a bit of like 'the most hated countries' list. Or maybe the most isolated. Good stuff!