Collatz confession

LifeIn

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OK, confession time. How many have, despite the warnings of the best minds in the field not to do it, spent time trying to "solve" the Collatz conjecture? (...hand timidly raised...)
 
Wow! I had to look it up and found an interesting article about it ----> here.

It's been said that mathematicians take pride in inventing analytical pathways that have no physical application whatsoever. I'm thinking it might be used to create a maze-like trap for hackers trying to get into a secure private or government computer system.

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I ran across this XKCD webcomic about the Collatz conjecture today---> (by Randall Munroe)

On probability:

optimal_bowling.png




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