Bugger GA (whatever) thingies. I've got some super glue - stick all Lego bits together on their longest axis: problem solved as posed but probably not as intended.
The large thing between my ears beats the crap out of a GA thingie any day, provided that the problem is loosely defined 8)
Does superglue work on Lego? I found that gluing pieces of plastic together (especially nice plastic like Lego) is the most challenging of all. Wood, paper, rubber, even metal with welding. The best experience I have with plastics is with PVC and the nasty chemical cements that temporarily dissolve the material.
That said it would probably work well enough for this problem.
You need to use the Kraggle.
Yes it works like magic. PVC glue works as well.
>I think problems like this can actually be more interesting than solutions
Reminds me of an animated shortfilm I saw not too long ago but not that recently either.
There's this person that has a box full of questions and s/he encounters an elderly person that has "all the answers", and I'm not going to spoil the rest.
I just can't for the life of me remember what it was called and I can't find it with any web search I can think of either. Anyone know which one I'm thinking of?
I don't, but I bet you can find it if you ask to "stack overflow movies".
More seriously, though -- I think problems like this can actually be more interesting than solutions. They get you thinking about what the solution might be. Lots of interesting work starts with a problem rather than a particular solution technique. That said, I'd be interested to see your GA solver solution, or any other solution someone can find!