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Get out your graphing calculators, because today's episode of Endless Thread is about a math problem.
Specifically: wt(π1, . . . , πm) = m−1 ∑ i=1 wt(πi , πi+1)
Now, pencils down. Stumped? So were mathematicians for decades. That is, until the equation was solved in a thread on 4Chan about watching the anime The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.
Show notes:
- A lower bound on the length of the shortest superpattern (oeis.org)
- Sa-Shi-Su-Se-So: The Secret of Japanese Cooking Basics (Umami Insider)
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