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xkcd #3125: Snake-in-the-Box Problem (imgs.xkcd.com)
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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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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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[–] 5 points 1 year 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

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I'd think that it's not "too much to be brute forced", but probably no one has thrown enough resources at that recently

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