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xkcd #3125: Snake-in-the-Box Problem

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Chemistry grad students have been spotted trying to lure campus squirrels into laundry hampers in the hope that it sparks inspiration.

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[–] bstix@feddit.dk 12 points 2 months ago

The difficulty is that the goat is tied to the fence.

It would be a lot easier to put a pole in the center of the circle.

The length of the rope would then be 0.5 x sqr(2) x fence radius.