At 12:59 PM 10/3/98 -0400, Michael Motyka wrote:
There is a desert which is 1000 miles across. There is a camel who can carry 1000 bananas maximum. The camel eats 1 banana per mile travelled. The camel has a total of 3000 bananas to begin with. What is the maximum number of bananas that the camel can get across to the other side uneaten?
My camels don't understand/can't eat fractional bananas.
Why are bananas quantized in the presense of camels? Is this a quantum-computing thing?
Can the camel increase his miles/banana ratio if he dries out the peels and smokes them??
The base problem is interesting and I think ted would like it. I don't think smoking bananas will make is any easier to solve the problem. -MpH At 08:30 AM 10/5/98 +0200, Anonymous wrote:
At 12:59 PM 10/3/98 -0400, Michael Motyka wrote:
There is a desert which is 1000 miles across. There is a camel who can carry 1000 bananas maximum. The camel eats 1 banana per mile travelled. The camel has a total of 3000 bananas to begin with. What is the maximum number of bananas that the camel can get across to the other side uneaten?
My camels don't understand/can't eat fractional bananas.
Why are bananas quantized in the presense of camels? Is this a quantum-computing thing?
Can the camel increase his miles/banana ratio if he dries out the peels and smokes them??
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