CaptainEd

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How long does it take for him to lose 5 pounds of fat? For that matter, are Norbert and Shiro the same? If not, I am doubly confused.

Interesting puzzle, BMAD. i'm falling for it. I get the feeling I'm missing a key ingredient or inference. at any rate, my naive views: here's how much:

Oops, I was double counting A's occasionally, and i have no idea how I missed all the paths from Zs. Now I buy your numbers, hross. As Bonanova said, it couldn't be that easy...

Finally, got to my laptop, where I can use spoilers Additional paths:

I think we need to add some more, namely the paths that start and end in the outer layer. I can't give a spoiler using my iPhone, so I leave the answer as an exercise to the reader.

The solution given on your website is fascinating. I learned something basic about spheres today! Thanks!

Yes, I expect my 2 Policeman strategy to fail. For example, suppose they landed on a spherical Earth. StarLord could start by walking around a circle enclosing 1/2 sq mile, then walk to another quadrant (while P2 is hurrying to get to SL's latitude). Once SL is trapped in that quadrant, walking one inch from the equator and Prime Meridian (thereby giving up a little less than 1/2 square mile), SL can capture slightly more than the quarter in total. i'm floundering with finding a 2 P strategy: The 1 P strategy is applicable and effective as soon as the game begins, so SL has no time to grab something outside the trap, but my 2 P strategy takes time before the quadrant can be nailed down.

Mike, I agree that is interestingly Googlable. But my comment was that Bonanova was able to come up with something using exactly those numbers in an entirely different context. Both of these findings are remarkable!

Bonanova, that's a remarkable numerological find!

Better answers: 1 Policeman 2 Policemen

@Dejmar, If I understand it right, a stationary policeman will do no good. The Star Lord can circumnavigate, grabbing 50%. Then, the Star Lord can turn 90 degrees and cut off an additional quarter, then turn 135 degrees and cut off an additional eighth, and so on. Here's my guaranteed bad answer (because it, too, allows SL to get more than half). As I understand it, P restricts SL not only by threat of capture, but by driving SL into SL's already-captured territory. This doesn't stop SL, but at least he isn't capturing additional territory. But, since they have the same speed, is it even possible to prevent him from moving to the other side of his already captured territory and adding to it? This a tough puzzle.

I doubt my answer is as deep as your question, but...

Hints and (deeper) solution

Player 2, biased by Georg! (I'd give more details, but my phone doesn't let me make a spoiler)

Perhaps Bonanova's point is that

Somehow, the notion of "Au to bus" jumps to mind, but I don't see it supporting an answer.

my answer:

Good point, I didn't evaluate the 4th statement being the only true one.

funny, on my laptop i see no clues on my iphone, i see a youtube video that gives clues. but i cant enter a spoiler on my iphone the video posed a page with five lines of text and two doors on top "only one sentence is true" above left door, two sentences: "Natalia is in this cell" "The lion is in the other" above right side, two sentences: "one cell contains natalia" "one cell contains a lion"

Brainy Binary gave me the hint, thanks!

This certainly qualifies as a question "... especially where intuition might suggest wrong answer. " So my intuitions suggest :

Impressive

I'm convinced, plasmid!

#2: seems like plasmid's approach can solve this, too.