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  1. Sep 24th, 2003, 10:33 AM #1
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    Question Solve This Puzzle *RESOLVED*

    I thought I could write an algorithm to solve this, but it turned out
    to be much harder than I expected!
    There is a guy that works with me that worked on the Colossus at Bletchley Park
    during WWII and he likes to come up with these things during tea breaks.
    A man is on the outside of a circular pond and another man is in
    a boat in the centre of the pond. What is the minimum speed that
    the boat can travel at (relative to the mans speed) so that it
    reaches the edge of the pond before the man does.
    Note: the boat can change direction if it wants to!
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