xkcd #3271: The Princess and the Pea
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Once we've fully explored this space, we can start varying the number of princesses.
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this post was submitted on 14 Jul 2026
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Even the 1:1 ratio leaves endless room for variation. 2 mattresses on 2 peas, 7 mattresses on 7 peas, …
And this is just the postivie integers.... -i mattresses on -i peas ftw!
And then you've got the complex plane and its mattresses...
Isn't that Interstellar?
A mole of mattresses and a mole of peas.