So when I was little I was the weird kid who mixed up food in weird and non-intuitive ways that grossed out many of my peers, but many of those combinations, discovered through largely blind trial and error, turned out to work really well - What are ones that you've discovered?
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posted by Blasdelb
on Nov 2, 2012 -
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36 people total, meeting in groups of 6. After 5 minutes, the groups shuffle into completely new groups. How many "rounds" can we go without people meeting with someone they've already met?
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posted by foggy out there now
on Jul 31, 2010 -
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I have a list of 6 items. I need to make a list of unique combinations where 3 items are taken from the list in any order and the 4th item is also taken from the same list but cannot be one of the 3 items already selected
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posted by missmagenta
on Jun 18, 2010 -
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I've annoyed myself by getting stuck attempting to work out a silly maths problem relating to permutations. It's an extension of the 'how many odd socks do I have to pull out of a drawer before I find a pair' problem. Only my theoretical sock-wearer has three legs. And a penchant for odd socks.
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posted by Beautiful Screaming Lady
on Sep 1, 2009 -
7 answers
What file are settings (created macros, custom toolbar buttons, etc.) stored in in Word 2000?
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posted by roxie110
on Jan 18, 2009 -
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I have a large image collection that I use for illustration reference. Are there any programs (I have a mac, but could get access to a PC if there's something cool) that can play with large collections of images in unexpected ways?
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posted by apetpsychic
on Apr 8, 2008 -
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I'm working on a presentation for a public speaking class, and my chosen topic is group choice. Is there a website (or program) that I could use to generate all possible preference orderings for a specific set of preferences?
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posted by almostbarefoot
on Feb 12, 2007 -
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Is there a standard ball picking algorithm? I have 10 balls that I want put in four boxes (A-D). Every box can hold zero to all balls.
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posted by davar
on Feb 9, 2007 -
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Suppose there's a web form with 50 checkboxes (representing options or interests), and that checking one has no effect on any of the others. A user could select any two boxes, or a half dozen, or a different half dozen, or all 50. The only constraint on the form submission is that the user must check at least two boxes. How many possible combinations are there?
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posted by Tuwa
on May 13, 2006 -
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Combinations and permutations are something that's starting cropping up a lot in my work and I need to rapidly elevate myself from utterly rubbish to vaguely proficient (example included).
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posted by forallmankind
on Apr 28, 2005 -
10 answers
