Tuesday, March 08, 2005

The most recent Mathpuzzle.com entry has what might be the most easily misinterpreted article title in mathematics history: The Busy Beaver Surprise-in-a-Box. Ironically, the interpretation your dirty mind came up with is not the one mine did. For most of my childhood, the phrase Busy Beaver would be a reference to a home improvement store, so a Busy Beaver Surprise-in-a-Box would probably be some form of washbasin that wasn't the right color.

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