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Posted Tuesday 21st May 2013 at 9.10pm
Mister Bond
In the pub after work today, someone asked me a question about ants on midpoints of a rectangle trying to get to the corners in a constrained way. I said "It's probably possible as long as it's not a square or something like that." He replied, "Something like that, yes, but that's not the right answer." After 30 seconds' more thought I tried "Ah, as long as the length isn't a rational multiple of the width," and he retorted "You're just throwing out guesses now. I want justification!"
"What, you expect me to come up with a proof right now?" I asked, and waited for the inevitable response:
"No, Mister Roberts. I expect you to die."
This is one of my favourite articles in a long time. By Jamie Stokes in the Guardian.
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