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Hard Relationship Moments

February 13, 2017

A couple argues; one insults the other's sense of direction using graph theory (every complete graph has a Hamiltonian cycle).

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Transcript

A: "What are you saying? You don't trust my sense of direction?"

B: "Don't trust it?! You couldn't find a Hamiltonian cycle in a complete graph!"

[Caption] "Hard Moments in a Mathematical Relationship"

Topics
Discrete Math › Graph TheoryDiscrete Math › Hamiltonian Paths
Level
High SchoolCollege
Themes
Family & Relationships