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   Message 2,766 of 4,347   
   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.   
      
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