Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihuxa.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!ihuxa!trough From: trough@ihuxa.UUCP (Chris Scussel) Newsgroups: net.math,net.puzzle Subject: Re: Chain problem can't be answered Message-ID: <390@ihuxa.UUCP> Date: Thu, 23-Feb-84 11:53:42 EST Article-I.D.: ihuxa.390 Posted: Thu Feb 23 11:53:42 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 24-Feb-84 02:16:26 EST Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 11 Dave Seaman claims the chain problem has no answer because there's no limit given on the space of possible required lengths. But there is a limit: the length of the chain. All required lengths that are longer than the length of the uncut chain are unattainable regardless of where the chain is cut, and are thus irrelevant. Chris Scusel Bell Labs Naperville, Ill {AT&T BL}!ihnp4!ihuxa!trough