RE: Wilson on memes (fun example)

From: Lawrence DeBivort (debivort@umd5.umd.edu)
Date: Sat Feb 16 2002 - 05:21:59 GMT

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From: "Lawrence DeBivort" <debivort@umd5.umd.edu>
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Subject: RE: Wilson on memes (fun example)
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    Hmmmm...neat. OK, but how do you do it with only one line? I can think of at
    least two ways...

    Lawrence

    > Here is a meme. Make a square of 9 dots. The problem is how do you
    > connect all these dots with no more than 4 line segments and without
    > lifting a pencil?
    >
    > o o o 1 2 3
    > o o o 4 5 6
    > o o o 7 8 9
    >
    > The trick is that you go "outside the box." The first line goes
    > through 1,
    > 2, 3 then 6, 8 then 7, 4, 1 then 5 and 9.
    >

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