The wheels on the bus...
I just got internet access in my apartment around 6:30pm. So expect more blog posts from me. But right now, I will leave you with a puzzle...
When I get off the metro, there's a bus stop for the 309 bus, which I hop on to take back to my apartment. But there are often two 309 buses waiting at the stop. Now, even though cars can pass buses when they're stopped at a bus stop, buses can't pass other buses. Given that condition, what is the optimal passenger load for each bus? That is, in order to move things along in a timely, orderly fashion, how should the passengers arrange themselves on the two buses?
That's what consumed my thoughts for 5 minutes this evening.
When I get off the metro, there's a bus stop for the 309 bus, which I hop on to take back to my apartment. But there are often two 309 buses waiting at the stop. Now, even though cars can pass buses when they're stopped at a bus stop, buses can't pass other buses. Given that condition, what is the optimal passenger load for each bus? That is, in order to move things along in a timely, orderly fashion, how should the passengers arrange themselves on the two buses?
That's what consumed my thoughts for 5 minutes this evening.
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That's my al-go-rith-m, and I'm sticking to it.
only reason my way works better in real life is because people are stupid and couldn't sort themselves, though. mine is almost assuredly less efficient....