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Too fast for Minecraft?

Gamers raise suspicions over speed run times - are they right?

The impressive speed records of a well-known gamer called Dream for the video game Minecraft have come under scrutiny. Many say that Dream has completed speed runs in such a fast time that it doesn鈥檛 seem possible. Are these suspicions correct? We speak to stand-up mathematician Matt Parker who has looked at the probabilities on the elements of chance in the game to see if these records seem plausible.

(Minecraft image on screen.Photo: Frederic J.Brown/Getty Images)

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9 minutes

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Mon 5 Apr 2021 09:50GMT

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  • Sun 4 Apr 2021 13:50GMT
  • Sun 4 Apr 2021 21:50GMT
  • Mon 5 Apr 2021 02:50GMT
  • Mon 5 Apr 2021 09:50GMT

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