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Nov 26, 2010 at 12:40 comment added Pratik Poddar Lrf lbh pna. Cvpx nal fgengrtl. Qbrf abg znggre. Whfg znxr gur rzcgl cbfvgvba zbirf. Gur syl jbhyq nyjnlf zbir va na rzcgl cbfvgvba. Fb, va gvzr g, jura gur fcvqref pngpu gur svfu, gur ahzore bs rzcgl cbvagf ner g/(1+rcf). Naq gur ahzore bs cbfvgvbaf jurer gur syl jbhyq unir orra ner g. Gur pevgvpny pbaqvgvba vf jura g-[g/(1+rcf)]=1 => g=1+(1/rcf)
Jul 8, 2010 at 5:39 comment added Richard Dore Is it impossible if the spiders are the same speed or slower?
Jun 26, 2010 at 22:59 comment added Daniel Mehkeri @Jonah: Gur syl vf bzavfpvrag, fb cerfhznoyl vg xabjf enaqbz pubvprf nurnq bs gvzr. Engure, fnl gur iregvprf ner pbybherq. Sebz fgneg cbfvgvbaf, gjb fcvqref zbir gb erq, bar gb juvgr. Gura: bar ubyqf ng erq, bar zbirf erq gb terra, bar zbirf juvgr gb terra; terra ubyq, terra gb oyhr, erq gb oyhr; oyhr ubyq, oyhr gb juvgr, terra gb juvgr; juvgr ubyq, juvgr gb erq, oyhr gb erq. Ercrng. Gur syl vf sbeprq vagb gur erq-terra-oyhr-juvgr plpyr naq riraghnyyl pnhtug. (I really like this one - there's even a deleted comment with a wrong answer I totally convinced myself was right and posted.)
Jun 26, 2010 at 15:02 comment added Jonah Ostroff I'd enjoy seeing a quick answer to this if anyone knows it. V'ir sbhaq n enaqbz fgengrtl gung jbexf cerggl jryy, ohg V nffhzr gur bar Dvnbpuh sbetbg vf qrgrezvavfgvp.
Jun 26, 2010 at 2:36 comment added Qiaochu Yuan Va pnfr nalbar vf phevbhf, gur nafjre vf lrf, ohg V unir sbetbggra gur fgengrtl. Gur fcvqref pna pngpu gur syl va fbzrguvat yvxr gjb bire rcfvyba cyhf guerr frpbaqf.
Jun 24, 2010 at 6:53 comment added Harry Altman I initially read that with the bugs being placed on the vertices, making it a bit stupid...
Jun 24, 2010 at 5:46 comment added Gjergji Zaimi I like how the fly is anything but a fly.. :)
Jun 24, 2010 at 5:18 history answered Qiaochu Yuan CC BY-SA 2.5