View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-you-solve-the-fish-riddle-steve-wyborney As the cargo director on the maiden voyage of the S.S. Buoyant, you've agreed to transport several...
========== You are the cargo director on the maiden
voyage of the S.S. Buoyant, and you've agreed to transport
several tanks containing the last specimens of a critically
endangered fish species to their new aquarium. Unfortunately, as you're passing
through shark-infested waters, the boat is battered by a fierce storm,
throwing your precious cargo overboard. And to make matters worse, no one seems certain
just how many fish tanks are missing. Fortunately, you have a rescue sub
at your disposal, but only enough fuel for one trip
to the ocean floor. You need to know where the tanks are so you can gather them all
in one quick pass. Not a single fish can be lost. You decide to scan the three sectors
of the ocean floor where the cargo could have landed. Thermal...