in reply to 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 
    n         a(n)
0        2
1        2
2        2
3        3
4        7
5        22
6        83
7        326
8        1300
9        5195
10        20776
11        83098
12        332387
13        1329543
14        5318166
15        21272659
16        85090631
17        340362521
18        1361450080
19        5445800316
20        21783201259
21        87132805033
22        348531220128
23        1394124880509
24        5576499522030
25        22305998088117

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    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.
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Re^2: 2, 2, 2, 3, 7, 22, 83, ...
by davido (Cardinal) on Feb 06, 2006 at 16:53 UTC
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