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The Mathematics of Speed Datingsnwagh.com

A speed-dating puzzle about moving sixteen people between four tables leads to finite fields, affine planes, and a surprisingly rich scheduling problem.

1 points•napping_penguin•1 day ago•1 comment•
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napping_penguin1 day ago
A friend recently went to a speed dating event. The organizers seated ten people at each table: five men and five women. Everyone gave a one-minute introduction; then the men moved as a group clockwise to the next table.

With this design, there were too many repeat introductions, particularly, people who moved together. It turns out there is better way to conduct this. Here's a short writeup of it.

Read the full thread on Hacker News →

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