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From: dave@circadia.UUCP (David Messer)
Newsgroups: net.puzzle
Subject: Re: infinitesimal bees (**SPOILER**)
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Date: Tue, 5-Nov-85 03:57:54 EST
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> At time 0, two cars are 5 miles apart, headed directly towards each
> other, each moving at 20 miles per hour.  (The speed remains constant
> throughout the problem.)
> 
> At time 0, a fast bee flies from one car towards the other.  As soon
> as it reaches the other car, it turns around in infinitesimal time
> and heads back towards the first car.  And so on.  This bee flies at
> 30 miles per hour.
> 
> How far does the bee travel before being demolished in the eventual
> collision?

That's easy.  3.75 miles.
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