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xkcd #3125: Snake-in-the-Box Problem

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Chemistry grad students have been spotted trying to lure campus squirrels into laundry hampers in the hope that it sparks inspiration.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3125/

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[–] don@lemmy.ca 9 points 4 days ago

I guess a key thought experiment doesn’t qualify as a reason, and also we are supposed to conveniently forget about putting spherical cows in a vacuum just because.