I'm amazed that there was an episode of a popular TV drama aired that had such a... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

recursive on Jan 4, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Google researcher, long out of math, cracks devili...

I'm amazed that there was an episode of a popular TV drama aired that had such a detailed puzzle in it.

hgsgm on Jan 4, 2023 [–]

Columbo episodes were unusually long. Each was the length of a short movie: ~1 to ~1.5hrs.

One of the Die Hard movies had the "extract 1 gallon from a 3 gallon and a 5 gallon jug" puzzle in it.

Consider applying for YC's Winter 2027 batch! Applications are open till November 2.
Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact