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10/03/2009 | Myself

[Cheetahcat]

Vanity Thread.

Heard a story once that I have repeated to my sons but did not have a Name to attach to it ,went like this; a Mathematician was in College during the big depression where only the top grad would find work, the rest to the soup line.

Anyway as I understand the story it was Friday and he was late the Professor left out his test and on the Blackboard there were three questions assuming these were for extra credit he took them to his dorm after completing the test paper worked all night and on Saturday got one answer still working on Sunday got the second. Turned in the paper thinking he failed with only 2 problems solved.

He woke to knocking on the door and a loud commotion in the hall with the Press and Flash Bulbs popping seems the three Questions were Puzzles/Paradoxes left by the professor as trick Questions for their future students had he Known that fact would have not tried to get the answer. I do not have a Name to go with this the Guy was in Reagan’s outfit IMHO

[Cheetahcat]

I could not get any information from internet searches there are a lot of Smart people in here maybe someone has the answer to this riddle.

[fr_freak]

I know this is just an internet forum - not an English class, but you really, really need to learn to use some punctuation. I can barely understand your three small paragraphs.

[Cheetahcat]

“I know this is just an internet forum - not an English class, but you really, really need to learn to use some punctuation. I can barely understand your three small paragraphs.”

I agree sorry.

[JoeDetweiler]

Yours is one of many variations on this basically true story.............

http://www.snopes.com/college/homework/unsolvable.asp

[Cheetahcat]

Yours is one of many variations on this basically true story.............

http://www.snopes.com/college/homework/unsolvable.asp

Hey Thank you.

[glorgau]

One example is Huffman coding

[piytar]

Here’s the scoop on the story, which is based on fact (but not at U of M): http://www.snopes.com/college/homework/unsolvable.asp

Dunno if he was on Reagan’s team, although should be easy to google...

[piytar]

Sorry about the U of M comment - I had friends at U of M claim the story for their own until I showed them the Snopes, so it’s a reflex...

[Cheetahcat]

Wow the power in here. I heard the story from a guy that was sitting next to him on a Plane flight or so the story went.

Thank You and Please excuse my Clumsy Posting!

[Cheetahcat]

“One example is Huffman coding”

Thank you I am getting way more than I imagined.The point with my Kids was not to ever give up on a problem.

[Dianna]

Cool story. I’d never heard it before, so thanks!

[texas booster]

This is supposedly the problem that he solved:

[Cheetahcat]

This is supposedly the problem that he solved

Thank You very much the Pieces are coming together

[I see my hands]

"I know this is just an internet forum - not an English class"

It’s always an English class except outside the schoolroom you’re graded with consequences.

[pabianice]

As seen in “Good Will Hunting.”

[Cheetahcat]

Cool story. I’d never heard it before, so thanks!

Yes these are the People our kids should emulate

[Cheetahcat]

As seen in “Good Will Hunting.”

I will get that,The way I got it was in a sermon.

[Cheetahcat]

“I know this is just an internet forum - not an English class”
It’s always an English class except outside the schoolroom you’re graded with consequences.”

I will remember that.

[smokingfrog]

We have some very sharp people here on FR don’t we?

I found this interesting memoriam about George Dantzig.
http://www.lionhrtpub.com/orms/orms-8-05/dantzig.html

~cheers

[Cheetahcat]

We have some very sharp people here on FR don’t we?

I found this interesting memoriam about George Dantzig.
http://www.lionhrtpub.com/orms/orms-8-05/dantzig.html

~cheers

We sure do and Thanks Guys!!