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Pika Chu
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
Romania2510 Posts
May 08 2009 15:06 GMT
#1
SU puzzle

The aim of the game is to connect all 3 houses to water, electricity and gas suppliers without crossing any lines.


Some guy gave it to me, saying that him and many others tried to solve it but couldn't. I've been trying to solve it for the last 15min but so far no luck. It's like impossible...

Let's see who's smart enough
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treason
Profile Joined February 2009
Germany72 Posts
May 08 2009 15:15 GMT
#2
it is impossible, the mathimaticans here in germany call that a K_3,3 graph (there is also a K_5 graph), it is impossible to draw a plain graph (no connections are crossing) if you find something like that in a graph. I could try to prove it, there are some mathematic theromes about that, but I'm too lazy, just believe it, it IS impossible:D
Well, it would be possible if you draw the houses and the water/fire/lightning on a ball, but not on a 2D paper xD
Now I know why I studied this shit for 1 year
konadora *
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Singapore66358 Posts
May 08 2009 15:19 GMT
#3


I give up
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sixghost
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
United States2096 Posts
May 08 2009 15:25 GMT
#4
Not touchpad friendly.
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Klive5ive
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United Kingdom6056 Posts
May 08 2009 15:26 GMT
#5
On May 09 2009 00:06 Pika Chu wrote:
It's like impossible...

Don't hate the player - Hate the game
SilverSkyLark
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Philippines8437 Posts
May 08 2009 15:26 GMT
#6
Yes I think it's impossible, there's also an explanation of it in the Graph Theory I think.
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Magicbox
Profile Joined June 2004
Denmark73 Posts
May 08 2009 15:31 GMT
#7
This can't be done on a flat surface. So don't spend all your time trying

There's a math way of solving it using some of Euler's formulas. I can't remember how and I'm too lazy to think about it.
bdams19
Profile Joined January 2005
United States1316 Posts
May 08 2009 15:31 GMT
#8
I could have sworn I did something like this in fourth or fifth grade in tag called the kindergarten test or something like that (because adults struggled with it and kindergartens usually got it in less than a minute due to adults mental block that a line has to be straight) but there were only two blocks... three is impossible. I tried to swirl it around a bunch of time but the last 2 connections never work.
tarpman
Profile Joined February 2009
Canada719 Posts
May 08 2009 15:33 GMT
#9
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complete_bipartite_graph

A planar graph cannot contain K3,3 as a minor.


what that is saying is that you cannot construct a graph that has three vertices, each of which are connected to each of another three (different) vertices.
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Carnac
Profile Blog Joined December 2003
Germany / USA16648 Posts
May 08 2009 15:33 GMT
#10
On May 09 2009 00:31 bdams19 wrote:
I could have sworn I did something like this in fourth or fifth grade in tag called the kindergarten test or something like that (because adults struggled with it and kindergartens usually got it in less than a minute due to adults mental block that a line has to be straight) but there were only two blocks... three is impossible. I tried to swirl it around a bunch of time but the last 2 connections never work.

Last 1 connection actually :p
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Pika Chu
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
Romania2510 Posts
May 08 2009 15:41 GMT
#11
Yea i manage to connect them all but one.

Well, since it's on that site i thought it has a solving. I tried all sorts of lines but it always remains one last line impossible to be drawn .
They first ignore you. After they laugh at you. Next they will fight you. In the end you will win.
Cirrus
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United Kingdom134 Posts
May 08 2009 15:43 GMT
#12
I thought maybe if i left the last house with just water and electricity it would get fire anyway as a result but didn't work unfortunately
:)
CyuntiyuL
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
Canada1740 Posts
May 08 2009 15:57 GMT
#13
pretty easy
+ Show Spoiler +

the trick is to go around the world
[image loading]

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Klive5ive
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United Kingdom6056 Posts
May 08 2009 16:01 GMT
#14
This game explains why my house doesn't have a gas supply.
Don't hate the player - Hate the game
Pika Chu
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
Romania2510 Posts
May 08 2009 16:08 GMT
#15
Haha, lol Klive5ive.

I like that solving Cyu, impressive haha.

On a serious note, i've solved it:
+ Show Spoiler +
[image loading]

+ Show Spoiler +
Oh well, it's a glitch or something, you must draw the line through a house. You stop just before you connect the house then right click and move mouse at the other part of the house then left click ... and line is continuous through the house. Disappointed that this has no real solving but was fun spending 40min thinking about it.
They first ignore you. After they laugh at you. Next they will fight you. In the end you will win.
Nytefish
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United Kingdom4282 Posts
May 08 2009 16:16 GMT
#16
On May 09 2009 01:08 Pika Chu wrote:
Haha, lol Klive5ive.

I like that solving Cyu, impressive haha.

On a serious note, i've solved it:
+ Show Spoiler +
[image loading]

+ Show Spoiler +
Oh well, it's a glitch or something, you must draw the line through a house. You stop just before you connect the house then right click and move mouse at the other part of the house then left click ... and line is continuous through the house. Disappointed that this has no real solving but was fun spending 40min thinking about it.


Nice, so in fact someone who simply says there isn't a solution is just not thinking outside of the box .
No I'm never serious.
Luddite
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States2315 Posts
May 08 2009 16:17 GMT
#17
On May 09 2009 00:57 CyuntiyuL wrote:
pretty easy
+ Show Spoiler +

the trick is to go around the world
[image loading]


wait, is there a way to let you do that?
Can't believe I'm still here playing this same game
Tadzio
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
3340 Posts
May 08 2009 16:25 GMT
#18
On May 09 2009 01:16 Nytefish wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 09 2009 01:08 Pika Chu wrote:
Haha, lol Klive5ive.

I like that solving Cyu, impressive haha.

On a serious note, i've solved it:
+ Show Spoiler +
[image loading]

+ Show Spoiler +
Oh well, it's a glitch or something, you must draw the line through a house. You stop just before you connect the house then right click and move mouse at the other part of the house then left click ... and line is continuous through the house. Disappointed that this has no real solving but was fun spending 40min thinking about it.


Nice, so in fact someone who simply says there isn't a solution is just not thinking outside of the box .


yeah, there's plenty of ways to solve it if you break the rules. I prefer the 3d solutions myself, you can make pretty weaves of uncrossed lines that way.
backdrOp
Profile Joined November 2005
United States104 Posts
May 08 2009 16:39 GMT
#19
[image loading]
Telemako
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Spain1636 Posts
May 08 2009 16:44 GMT
#20
It's a graph maths well known problem. What I wonder is why they added the You Win animation when it was imposible to solve it =/ xD
I've been around since it all started, and it feels good
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