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Blindfolded at the Great Wall of China (Posted on 2010-07-29)

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

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Subject	Author	Date
re(2): Apparently not the shorter solution. Sorry.	Joshua	2011-09-03 19:38:36
re: Apparently not the shorter solution. Sorry.	Steve Herman	2011-09-03 10:57:55
Apparently not the shorter solution. Sorry.	Joshua	2011-09-03 03:36:29
re(3): Much shorter solution	Steve Herman	2011-09-02 22:30:03
re(2): Much shorter solution	Joshua	2011-09-02 15:41:06
re: Much shorter solution	Steve Herman	2010-08-10 14:44:22
Possibly a little shorter?	Joshua	2010-08-10 14:32:20
Much shorter solution	Joshua	2010-08-10 14:04:52
Not quite as far (Spoiler)	Harry	2010-07-31 23:03:24
Solution	Dej Mar	2010-07-29 17:34:47

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