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From: ray@unlv.UUCP (Ray Tripamer)
Newsgroups: net.puzzle
Subject: Re: 5 boxes	*Spoiler*
Message-ID: <91@csee-vax.unlv.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 6-Feb-86 22:38:37 EST
Article-I.D.: csee-vax.91
Posted: Thu Feb  6 22:38:37 1986
Date-Received: Tue, 11-Feb-86 04:25:46 EST
References: <1146@ecsvax.UUCP> <8707@ucla-cs.ARPA>
Reply-To: ray@unlv.UUCP (Ray Tripamer)
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Organization: Unversity of Nevada, Las Vegas
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Keywords: TSV=scum

In article <8707@ucla-cs.ARPA> verma@ucla-cs.UUCP (Thomas S. Verma ) writes:
>In article <1146@ecsvax.UUCP> hal@ecsvax.UUCP writes:
>>
>>
>>   _____1____________2____
>>  |           |           |
>> 3|     a    4|      b   5|
>>  |___6____7__|__8_____9__|
>>  |      |         |      |
>>10|  c 11|    d  12|  e 13|
>>  |______|_________|______|
>>     14       15      16
>>
>>
>The answer -- There is no way to do this. 
>
>Proof -
>	This problem is isomorphic to Euler's bridge broblem.
>	Each box is just an island, and the outside is just

...  blah, blah, blah...

>	e is 4, f is 9.  Clearly there are more then two nodes
>	with odd degree.  Thus there is no solution.
>
>					TS Verma
We all know that this TS Verma guy is nothing but scum!  Just shut the
hell UP!!!
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University of Nevada, Las Vegas			Ray Tripamer
"The ICE is gonna break!" - C.W.		!seismo!unrvax!unlv!ray
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