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A comment on Seven Puzzles You Think You Must Not Have Heard Correctly (2006) [pdf]. Parent comment

Re:Seven Puzzles You Think You Must Not Have Heard Correctly... by CamperBob2 on Saturday May 05, 2018 @10:45PM (#17005010)
But what if your name is in box #51, which you aren't allowed to open?
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Re:Seven Puzzles You Think You Must Not Have Heard Correctly... by bewaretheirs on Saturday May 05, 2018 @11:16PM (#17005069)
Then there's a cycle of length > 50 and everyone loses.
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Re:Seven Puzzles You Think You Must Not Have Heard Correctly... by function_seven on Sunday May 06, 2018 @01:11AM (#17005314)
Like sibling says, this only happens when there’s a cycle longer than 50. In that case, you’re all doomed.
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