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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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[–] Phoenix3875@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Any two coils that are not directly connected. For example, suppose we number from the head, coil 1, 2, 3, 4. Then pairs that are not directly connected are: (1, 3), (1, 4), (2, 4). The endpoints of these pairs of segments cannot be connected by an edge of the cube.