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From: swami@uiucdcsb.CS.UIUC.EDU
Newsgroups: net.puzzle
Subject: Re: Yet another Polar Bear Problem
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Date: Thu, 31-Oct-85 11:16:00 EST
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Nf-From: uiucdcsb.CS.UIUC.EDU!swami    Oct 31 10:16:00 1985


> How many points are there such that you can walk one mile south, one mile
> north, one mile east, and be back at the starting point? describe all of
> them.

well, let me answer it myself (sigh)

you start anywhere a mile north of the south pole, walk south to the pole,
turn the appropriate angle (why not?), walk a mile north, then east to get back
where you started.

swami

maybe i should have tried net.jokes instead :-)