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[–]rimo 3 points4 points ago

Actually he can visit every square as often as he fucking likes.

[–]yoink23 1 point2 points ago

Yeah! I also thought the use of "exactly once" implied that it couldn't do it twice. Which I think is incorrect. However, the truth is, the OP's statement is technically true. It can visit each square exactly once, exactly twice, or any number of combinations, right?

[–]anal_smiter 4 points5 points ago

is it just me or did the inner part look like a swastika at the end?

[–]charlton133 0 points1 point ago

And the shape of the lines become SS.

[–]zetsutobi 3 points4 points ago

Did anyone else notice how the knight started in the queens spot?

[–]pranish 1 point2 points ago

Yeah, I was wondering if it could still do this from its own spot.

Edit: and the answer appears to be yes. From the wiki:

The Knight's tour as solved by The Turk, a chess-playing machine hoax. This particular solution is closed (circular), and can be completed from any point on the board.

[–]In_Cider 2 points3 points ago

It's called The Knight's Tour. The wiki page gets pretty bonkers with math.

[–]fluxaxion 0 points1 point ago

Delicious algorithms <3.

[–]karlbright 0 points1 point ago

Delicious Giantbomb <3

[–]ke1bell 0 points1 point ago

Hahahaha-I had to make a computer program that proved this in high school. It was...kinda awesome.

[–]Fruitboots 1 point2 points ago

I first saw this in a Professor Layton game.

[–]Kris_Carter 0 points1 point ago

giantbomb?

[–]gh0st32 0 points1 point ago

I remember this from an early comp sci class. It was fun writing the program to do it.

[–]bcrout 0 points1 point ago

Mesmerizing

[–]VStheUNIVERSE 0 points1 point ago

kinda looked like a confused monster face at the end...