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Rotating Philosophers Problem

Can you help the philosophers find a good place to sit before they get five forks and spaghetti?

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Socrates Voltaire Descartes Plato

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Socrates Voltaire Descartes Plato Konfuzius
Konfuzius Socrates Voltaire Descartes Plato
Plato Konfuzius Socrates Voltaire Descartes
Descartes Plato Konfuzius Socrates Voltaire
Voltaire Descartes Plato Konfuzius Socrates

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> Socrates Voltaire Descartes Plato Konfuzius
> Konfuzius Socrates Voltaire Descartes Plato
> Plato Konfuzius Socrates Voltaire Descartes
> Descartes Plato Konfuzius Socrates Voltaire
> Voltaire Descartes Plato Konfuzius Socrates

Solutions by @clvv42:

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#4 - Wei Dai / @clvv42

01/19/2011 at 05:55AM

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#>35 - Wei Dai / @clvv42

01/17/2011 at 11:15PM

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#>101 - Wei Dai / @clvv42

01/17/2011 at 11:13PM