[net.puzzle] 5 boxes *Spoiler*

ray@unlv.UUCP (Ray Tripamer) (02/07/86)

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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