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- From: matmcinn@nuscc.nus.sg (MAWENZI lieutenant of Kibo)
- Subject: Re: zadachka pro sifilitika
- Message-ID: <1993Jan5.090222.28866@nuscc.nus.sg>
- Organization: National University of Singapore
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- Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 09:02:22 GMT
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- zeleny@husc10.harvard.edu (Michael Zeleny) writes:
- : In article <C0CK4A.J72@max.physics.sunysb.edu>
- : LANDSBERG@sbhep2.phy.sunysb.edu (Greg Landsberg) writes:
- :
- : >In <1993Jan3.134333.18958@husc3.harvard.edu>
- : >zeleny@husc10.harvard.edu writes:
- :
- : >[The correct solution of the problem posted by Yuri Smirnov omitted]
- :
- : YS:
- : >> >The first correct answerer will be awarded 10-ruble premia ( a wonderful coin ).
- :
- : MZ:
- : >> Send my reward to 872 Mass Ave, #707, Cambridge, MA 02139.
- : >>
- : >> I would like to see references to the generalized version of this problem.
- :
- : GL:
- : >It's very simple. The generalized problem in which 1 guy is going to
- : >satisfy 2n-1 gals, providing each of these 2n persons are infected with the
- : >different venerial diseases, could be solved by generalization of the
- : >method described in your posting. It is necessary and sufficient to have n
- : >condoms for this.
- : >
- : >(1) Wear n condoms while fucking #1
- : >(2) Wear n-1 condoms while fucking #2
- : >...
- : >(n) Wear 1 condom while fucking #n
- : >(n+1)..(2n-1) without removing the last condom put consecutively each of
- : >the used condoms, inside out, on the top of the last one and fuck #n+1 ..
- : >2n-1. After each fuck the topmost condom could be removed, if desired -:).
- : >
- : >It's obvious that the number n of condoms is really MINIMAL, because n
- : >condoms have exactly 2n sides, which is the necessary condition to deal
- : >with 2n different diseases without transmission of any of them.
- : >
- : >Because you was the first to post the answer to the n=2 case, I decided to
- : >award you (in addition to the coin, promised by the original poster) with 2
- : >(two) BRAND NEW condoms. I don't include 3 STD gals, just because the
- : >Cambridge, MA is overstacked with them.
- : >
- : >And because you were interested in the generalized version of this problem,
- : >you are also eligible to get the BONUS AWARD, which is n=3 (three) extra
- : >condoms. However, because you didn't solve the problem for the general
- : >case, these extra condoms are ALMOST NEW (used only once). Original factory
- : >package as well as manuals available on request.
- : >
- : >I'll ship BOTH the main and the bonus awards via first class mail to the
- : >Massachussets address above on your first request. The awards are
- : >non-returnable and could be transferred to the other person only as a gift.
- : >
- : >For those of you deep in mathematics I'd like to suggest even more
- : >generalized version of the problem in which m guys with m' different STD
- : >are going to satisfy n gals with n' different STD. The total number of
- : >different STDs is k <= m'+n'. The question is how many condoms they need to
- : >mutually satisfy themselves. If anybody think that this is not general
- : >enough, I challenge him/her to solve this problem in the N-dimensional
- : >space where each condom has L different sides. (Hint: for Moebius-type
- : >condoms /L=1/ the problem could be solved only for m'=m, n'=n, k=1 or
- : >m'=n'=k=0. The solution is 1 condom :-) ).
- :
- : As a general rule, you may assume that if you can solve the problem,
- : it is not general enough. Your proposed generalization is trivial;
- : most people familiar with the combinatorial issues involved would
- : immediately recognize your last statement of the problem as the first
- : meaningful generalization. As of a coupler of years ago, the case of
- : ^^^^^^^^^
- L=2 was not solved in full generality. But to get a truly universally
- : applicable situation, consider a generalization to R different
- : genders.
- :
- : >> cordially,
- : >> mikhail zeleny@husc.harvard.edu
- : >
- : >Cordially,
- : >
- : >Greg Landsberg@sbhep2.phy.sunysb.edu
- :
- : cordially,
- : mikhail zeleny@husc.harvard.edu
- : "Le cul des femmes est monotone comme l'esprit des hommes."
-