"Q: How does Bump work?

A: There are two parts to Bump: the app running on your device and a
smart matching algorithm running on our servers in the cloud. The app
on your phone uses the phone's sensors to literally "feel" the bump,
and it sends that info up to the cloud. The matching algorithm listens
to the bumps from phones around the world and pairs up phones that
felt the same bump. Then we just route information between the two
phones in each pair.
Q: No way. What if somebody else bumps at the same time?

A: Way. We use various techniques to limit the pool of potential
matches, including location information and characteristics of the
bump event. If you are bumping in a particularly dense area (ex, at a
conference), and we cannot resolve a unique match after a single bump,
we'll just ask you to bump again. Our CTO has a PhD in Quantum
Mechanics and can show the math behind that, but we suggest
downloading Bump and trying it yourself!"


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MJ