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|    Anton Shepelev to Alexander Koryagin    |
|    A riddle    |
|    23 Sep 19 01:08:58    |
      MSGID: 2:221/6.0 5d87f0f2       REPLY: 2:221/6.0 5d865404       PID: JamNNTPd/Cygwin32 1.3 20190811       CHRS: IBMPC 2       TZUTC: 0300       Alexander Koryagin to Anton Shepelev:              AS>> This put me in the mind of a beautiful riddle by Martin       AS>> Gardner, in which a doctor must operate three patients       AS>> using only two pair of gloves. Any of the four people       AS>> may be infected with a virus that transfers at direct       AS>> contact. The operation must be performed with both       AS>> hands, and all the uninfected must remain so.              AK> This put me in the mind of a beautiful riddle by Martin       AK> Gardner, in which a doctor must operate three patients       AK> using only two pair of gloves. Any of the four people       AK> may be infected with a virus that transfers at direct       AK> contact. The operation must be performed with both       AK> hands, and all the uninfected must remain so.       AK>       AK> A new version? I heard there were three doctors and one       AK> patient. :)       AK> http://tinyurl.com/y53anmeo       AK> page 5              This one is topologically identical and amenable to the same       solution.              ---        * Origin: nntps://fidonews.mine.nu - Lake Ylo - Finland (2:221/6.0)       SEEN-BY: 1/123 15/2 227/114 229/354 426 1014 240/100 1120 1634 2100       SEEN-BY: 240/5138 5832 5853 8001 8002 249/206 317 261/38 280/5003       SEEN-BY: 313/41 317/3 320/219 322/757 335/364 342/200 2454/119       PATH: 221/1 6 154/10 3634/12 261/38 240/1120 5832 229/426           |
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