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2009-04-14 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Jimmy Carter's "killer rabbit": a math puzzle

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Posted by Mike 2009-04-14 13:33|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Way too much for this early in the week. I am, however, hopeful that the original rabbit was a beta version and RamboRabbit v 2.0 is out there awaiting the peanut farmer.....

Posted by Uncle Phester 2009-04-14 18:02|| 2009-04-14 18:02|| Front Page Top

#2 Try using the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch.

Posted by Iblis 2009-04-14 18:28|| 2009-04-14 18:28|| Front Page Top

#3 Aw, geez - I hate these things.

Can somebody just post the answer (not that I care all that much)?

Whether the rabbit is caught or not, Jimmuh is still a weasley-assed wuss and a disgrace to the human race.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2009-04-14 20:13|| 2009-04-14 20:13|| Front Page Top

#4 Without looking up the answer, the rabbit swims in a spiral starting from the middle of the pond. The arc of the spiral is sufficient to move ahead of the agent. When the rabbit is sufficiently far ahead and sufficiently close to the shore, it can swim to the shore in less time than the agent can reach it.

Posted by phil_b 2009-04-14 21:25|| 2009-04-14 21:25|| Front Page Top

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