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(...) omg (...) wha..? (...) Yes and that would be Jeff Ranjo that has the honor of first clear creator. He goes by the name Thraxis. LMHoFammer too. (...) Ahh, (...) Thank you and that is nice of you to say. If you knew the pain, you'd let me take (...) (21 years ago, 27-Feb-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Hmmm...you are easy. Can I get a Cinnabon this time too? :) (...) K, never had the pleasure of seeing Thraxis before, very impressive. Maybe I've been talking to the wrong builder... Guess I owe you at least one pic for showing me Thraxis. (...) (21 years ago, 24-Feb-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) I just checked the original message. He wrote "*A* group of people must cross the bridge" emphasis mine. That means, "we have a group of people quantity unspecified, and all of them must get across this bridge in some manner to be determined." (...) (21 years ago, 19-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
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(...) Let's do some number-crunching, to illustrate. Let's say that the rope will take a maximum stress-load of one thousand (1,000) pounds, cumulative, before snapping. Let's futher assume we've got the following people, identified solely by their (...) (21 years ago, 19-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I thought one of the restrictions was people had to go in "groups". JOHN (21 years ago, 19-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
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(...) Great for the lightest people, but almost certainly guaranteeing the death of the heaviest, or someone before, because of the build-up of damage. On the other hand, if you go from heaviest to lightest, it's possible that the incremental damage (...) (21 years ago, 19-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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One at a time, from the lightest to the heaviest. (21 years ago, 19-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) mmmmnnkay (...) Oh no! Help (URL) Thraxis!> (...) uh oh, I'll try. (...) e (21 years ago, 19-Feb-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
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(...) Hmmm. I would do this: I'd first send the heaviest guy and the lightest. If the bridge collapses, at least the loss of life would be kept to a minimum:-/ If they survived, I'd send across the ones whose sum weights were the closest to the sum (...) (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
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Here’s a fun little thought experiment hatched in my heat-oppressed brain. Please comment. Given a rope bridge over a chasm, assume the following: 1. The strength of the bridge cannot be determined precisely. 2. A fall from the bridge will certainly (...) (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I think you like being there. ;) (...) Hmmm..... 1. 'fess up 2. Make it a caramel macchiata instead of a cappucino which is actually due from Rizmit, not you. However, since you're responsible... and.... 3. Build the next Mecha, at least 24" (...) (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
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(...) I'm so getting myself in trouble here! Hmmm, what can I do....... e (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
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(...) Oops, are you sure you wanted to give that little secret out? ;) Ah, that's right, the secret was out when you posted Jama's spy capabilities on Brickshelf. (...) I still haven't even gotten that cappucino you owe me. (...) LOL, careful e, you (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
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(...) Now we're talking! I would love a SE of Howard the Duck, get some deleted scenes, commentaries, and all that! I just hear Tim Robbins... "On this day of shooting I actually considered retiring from acting, how could I possibly top an action (...) (21 years ago, 11-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Really? I heard it was 1 x 4 x 9. Fancy that. Adrian (21 years ago, 24-Jan-04, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) ROTFLMAO And for those who haven't read the rest of the thread, the monolith is 1 x 4 x 9. Richard Still baldly going... (21 years ago, 24-Jan-04, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) That way, the poster would have learned that 2 is a perfect square. By the way, the monolith is 1 x 4 x 9. Dave! FUT off-topic.self-deprecation (21 years ago, 23-Jan-04, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Kids today... The various Zorks were all great. Infocom generally did the best of the text adventure games - the fiendish Babel-Fish puzzle in Hitchhiker's Guide is one of the great classics of text adventures. The Scott Adam's adventures (not (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jan-04, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Well then, join the geek! (URL) I know, like the rest of us aren't) (21 years ago, 23-Jan-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Andrew, I'm no expert, but I love text adventures! They take me back to the day, back when the Apple II was THE computer and you felt horror when your little blip was eaten by another little blip. All my friends in high school were into creating (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jan-04, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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