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xkcd #3125: Snake-in-the-Box Problem

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Chemistry grad students have been spotted trying to lure campus squirrels into laundry hampers in the hope that it sparks inspiration.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3125/

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[–] BlackLaZoR@fedia.io 6 points 8 months ago (5 children)

I'd expect something around ~200 for n=9 and ~400 for n=10, but I imagine this is too big to be brute forced by raw computing

[–] elrik@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] Klear@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Wow, it already lists the xkcd in the links section. I have a feeling that snake is gonna bite its tail soon.

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