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The Planters Principle (idea)
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Tue Dec 19 2000 at 7:40:59
The Planters Principle
Given
:
t
time
in seconds since the
purchase
of the can of
mixed nuts
T
time
in seconds from the
purchase
of the can until the complete
consumption
of the
nut
s in the can
N(t)
the
total
number of
nut
s in the can at
time
t
n(t)
the number of
peanut
s in the can at
time
t
The following holds true:
n(t) lim ---- = 1 t->T- N(t)
Alternately
stated,
Everyone
takes the
cool nuts
first.
See also:
The Second Planters Principle
The Second Planters Principle
Lucena Position
Pauli Exclusion Principle