Today Numberphile tackles the Wolf/Goat/Cabbage River Crossing Problem.
This is one of the earliest logic problems that I encountered as a child, thanks to this book (oh, did I learn a lot from the Childcraft Library!), just look!
For some reason Wikipedia calls this the Fox/Goose/Bag of Beans Puzzle. I've never heard it called that...
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mudshark: Nate's just being...Nate.
Zeke: It comes nateurally to him.
mudshark: I don't expect Nate to make sense, really -- it's just a bad idea.
Sa'ar Chasm on the 5M.net forum: Sit back, relax, and revel in the insanity.
Adam Savage: I reject your reality and substitute my own!
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
Crow T. Robot: Oh, stop pretending there's a plot. Don't cheapen yourself further.
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