Can you solve the egg drop riddle? - Yossi Elran
Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-you-solve-the-egg-drop-riddle-yossi-elran The city has just opened its one-of-a-kind...
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The city has just opened its one-of-a-kind Fabergé Egg Museum with a single egg displayed on each floor of a 100-story building. And the world's most notorious jewel thief already has her eyes on the prize. Because security is tight and the eggs are so large, she'll only get the chance to steal one by dropping it out the window into her waiting truck and repelling down before the police can arrive. All eggs are identical in weight and construction, but each floor's egg is more rare and valuable than the one below it. While the thief would naturally like to take the priceless egg at the top, she suspects it won't survive a 100-story drop. Being pragmatic, she decides to settle for the most expensive egg she can get. In the museum's...
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The city has just opened its one-of-a-kind Fabergé Egg Museum with a single egg displayed on each floor of a 100-story building. And the world's most notorious jewel thief already has her eyes on the prize. Because security is tight and the eggs are so large, she'll only get the chance to steal one by dropping it out the window into her waiting truck and repelling down before the police can arrive. All eggs are identical in weight and construction, but each floor's egg is more rare and valuable than the one below it. While the thief would naturally like to take the priceless egg at the top, she suspects it won't survive a 100-story drop. Being pragmatic, she decides to settle for the most expensive egg she can get. In the museum's...
