RE: virus: Tower of Brahma

From: David Andrew (dave_is_brewing@hotmail.com)
Date: Thu Feb 26 2004 - 16:47:55 MST

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    4095?
    i'm sure it's just (n^2)-1 or something like that. Not sure about the clap
    of thunder or the disappearing world though.

    >From: "Mermaid" <hidden@lucifer.com>
    >Reply-To: virus@lucifer.com
    >To: virus@lucifer.com
    >Subject: virus: Tower of Brahma
    >Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 08:56:09 -0700
    >
    >it seems that there are diff versions of this puzzle...i know the
    >answer..but it doesnt matter because i dont know how the answer is
    >derived..know how this is done? anyone?
    >
    >This, so the legend has it, is a temple in Benaras. They say that when the
    >great lord Brahma created the world he put up three diamond sticks, mounted
    >on a brass plate, beneath the dome that marks the centre of the world. Upon
    >one of the sticks he placed 64 golden discs. The biggest at the bottom, all
    >decreasing in size, to the smallest at the top. The temple priests have the
    >task of transposing the discs from one stick to the other, using the third
    >as an aid. They work day and night, but must transpose only one disc at a
    >time and must not put a bigger disc on top of a smaller one. When their
    >task is complete, the legend says, the world will disappear in a clap of
    >thunder.
    >
    >How many transpositions does it take for the job to be done?
    >
    >(end)
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    Hmmm.....PUB!

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