Eureka
Thursday, March 22nd, 2007Over six months ago, I presented you this small riddle, about the elephant on the lake. I was surprised to find that it still bothers some of my friends; last night, it seems, Lior wasted precious sleeping hours trying to proove a mathematical solution. So for all who are still interested, here is my solution and proof; do try to solve it yourself before looking at the answer. I included a bit of simple math in there, and I apologize for being so unpolite; but it is the easiest way to convince some people that this is really the solution.
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