• jdr@lemmy.ml
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    24 hours ago

    Without solving the collatz conjecture I think you can see it always stays above zero.

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      24 hours ago

      Sure, the total number of passengers does, but do any of the original passengers stay on the entire time as new passengers cycle on and off?

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        23 hours ago

        i think that can’t really be answered bc there’s no hard rules on who specifically gets off.

        if it’s first-on, first-off then all the original riders would cycle out in as little as 2 cycles. but if it’s first-on, LAST-off then at least 1 person from the original bunch would always be on the train.

        if it’s random, who knows! someone who took probability and statistics can work that one out lmao