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Blindfolded at the Great Wall of China (Posted on 2010-07-29) Difficulty: 4 of 5
You're blindfolded, disoriented, and standing one mile from the Great Wall of China. How far do you have to walk to guarantee that you will run into the wall?

Assume that the wall is infinitely long and straight.

No Solution Yet Submitted by David Shin    
Rating: 4.5000 (2 votes)

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re(2): Apparently not the shorter solution. Sorry.Joshua2011-09-03 19:38:36
re: Apparently not the shorter solution. Sorry.Steve Herman2011-09-03 10:57:55
Apparently not the shorter solution. Sorry.Joshua2011-09-03 03:36:29
re(3): Much shorter solutionSteve Herman2011-09-02 22:30:03
Solutionre(2): Much shorter solutionJoshua2011-09-02 15:41:06
re: Much shorter solutionSteve Herman2010-08-10 14:44:22
Possibly a little shorter?Joshua2010-08-10 14:32:20
Much shorter solutionJoshua2010-08-10 14:04:52
SolutionNot quite as far (Spoiler)Harry2010-07-31 23:03:24
SolutionSolutionDej Mar2010-07-29 17:34:47
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