Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83 (MC840302); site chalmers.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!unc!mcnc!decvax!ucbvax!ucdavis!lll-crg!seismo!mcvax!enea!chalmers!jacob From: jacob@chalmers.UUCP (Jacob Hallen) Newsgroups: net.puzzle,net.math Subject: Re: Polar Bear Problem Sequel Message-ID: <347@chalmers.UUCP> Date: Sat, 26-Oct-85 00:47:12 EST Article-I.D.: chalmers.347 Posted: Sat Oct 26 00:47:12 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 30-Oct-85 06:34:55 EST References: <7458@watdaisy.UUCP> <636@hou2b.UUCP> Reply-To: jacob@chalmers.UUCP (Jacob Hallen) Organization: Dept. of CS, Chalmers, Sweden Lines: 18 Xref: watmath net.puzzle:1097 net.math:2439 The colour of the bear can be any one except white! Proof: - Polar bears live only near the north pole. - There is one possible point near the north pole. - There are an infinite number of points near the south pole. - The chance of picking the point near the north pole is zero, because one (number of points near north pole) divided by infinity plus one (total number of points) is zero. Jacob Soon to be elected twit of the year.