in reply to How many different varieties (color, size, etc) of socks do you have in your sock drawer?
Curiously, from our early Perl Monk history, the only personal information known of cinder_bdt, the mysterious second non-insider to join the Perl Monks web site (on Dec 23 1999 22:49 UTC), relates to his socks:
When I buy socks, I throw all my old ones out and buy 21 new pairs. Here's my favorite high school math word problem:It's nice that he's still remembered and revered today even though he has not visited us for eleven years now (last here Jun 15, 2005 14:39 UTC). I wonder what he is doing with his socks today and if he will ever return to join us once again.Well, this way I only ever have to touch two socks!
- Q: If you have blue socks, red socks and white socks, what is the smallest number greater than 0 of socks that you have to pull out of your drawer to get a pair?
- A: n+1 where n is 3 because you have 3 different colors.
Update: Further googling suggests cinder_bdt may have moved to Alaska, in which case he will need more socks to prevent frost-bitten toes.
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Re^2: How many different varieties (color, size, etc) of socks do you have in your sock drawer?
by pryrt (Abbot) on Oct 01, 2016 at 23:25 UTC | |
by Anonymous Monk on Oct 02, 2016 at 00:35 UTC | |
by chacham (Prior) on Oct 02, 2016 at 02:17 UTC | |
Re^2: How many different varieties (color, size, etc) of socks do you have in your sock drawer?
by talexb (Chancellor) on Oct 07, 2016 at 21:10 UTC | |
by chacham (Prior) on Oct 09, 2016 at 13:40 UTC | |
Re^2: How many different varieties (color, size, etc) of socks do you have in your sock drawer?
by Pope-O-Matik (Pilgrim) on Oct 02, 2016 at 02:15 UTC |
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