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Re: Badly Abridged
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Sat, 6 Mar 2004 09:16:07 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Dave Schuler wrote:
> Here’s a fun little thought experiment hatched in my heat-oppressed brain.
> Please comment.
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> Given a rope bridge over a chasm, assume the following:
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> 1. The strength of the bridge cannot be determined precisely.
> 2. A fall from the bridge will certainly be fatal.
> 3. The chasm cannot be traversed by any means except the bridge.
> 4. A group of people must cross the bridge:
> a. No two people weigh the same amount.
> b. No two people together weigh less than the heaviest single person.
> c. One cannot leap from any part of the bridge to the other side of the
> chasm
> 5. If the bridge collapses under a person’s weight, it will collapse while the
> too-heavy is still crossing, and that person will fall.
> 6. The damaging effect of multiple crossings is cumulative; one person’s
> successful crossing does not guarantee another person’s success.
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> The goal is to get as many people across the bridge as possible. What is the
> best strategy to ensure this? Is there a “best” way? Is enough information
> given to make a determination?
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> Thanks for your input.
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> Should this be FUT'ed to ot.geek?
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> Dave!
> Sire of a New Generation
http://www.plastelina.net/games/game1.html
Similar problems, kinda fun to figure out. Your question reminded me of game 3.
http://www.plastelina.net/games/game3.html
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