Re: 2, 2, 2, 3, 7, 22, 83, ...

How appropriate. ;-)

Hint and spoiler:

The series in question is described by the following problem:

Given an unlimited supply of bananas, how far can a camel walk into the desert if it can carry only one banana at a time and if it eats one banana per mile?

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Re^2: 2, 2, 2, 3, 7, 22, 83, ... by jbrugger (Parson) on Feb 06, 2006 at 13:45 UTC
Wow, now that you spoiled me, (and i guessed wrong of course) i admit i never saw <Reveal this spoiler or all in this thread> this coming! Thanks for the enlightment, and making me feel a complete idiot :) "We all agree on the necessity of compromise. We just can't agree on when it's necessary to compromise." - Larry Wall.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: 2, 2, 2, 3, 7, 22, 83, ... by davido (Cardinal) on Feb 06, 2006 at 16:53 UTC
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Re^3: 2, 2, 2, 3, 7, 22, 83, ... (approx; 22 desc'd) by tye (Sage) on Feb 06, 2006 at 18:28 UTC
The second link is better in one respect anyway; it notes that the equation provides an approximation. <Reveal this spoiler or all in this thread> - tye	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^3: 2, 2, 2, 3, 7, 22, 83, ... by bobf (Monsignor) on Feb 06, 2006 at 18:10 UTC
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