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xkcd bot@lemmy.worldB to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days ago

xkcd #3115: Unsolved Physics Problems

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xkcd #3115: Unsolved Physics Problems

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‘Tin pest’ makes more sense to me. Tin just doesn’t want to be locked down in a shape like that. I get it. But why would any metal want to grow hair??

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3115/

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    5 days ago

    I’m interested. Please elaborate!

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      5 days ago

      Bellman’s lost in a forest problem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellman’s_lost-in-a-forest_problem

      Generalized moonshine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monstrous_moonshine#Generalized_moonshine if the moonshine phenomena also exists outside the monster group

      Snake in a box problem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake-in-the-box

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