--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Thu, Jan 31, 2002 at 06:28:08PM +1100, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > We already have "Tall Trees"/"Toothpicks": > > > > -p $_ > x=$|--&y|||c&~(y|a|||y|e|||y|i|||y|o|||y|u|||y|y||) 57 > klem > > -nl > ($.|y|||c|y|a|||y|e|||y|i|||y|o|||y|u|||y|y||)&1||print > 59 bart > > -n > 1&($.|~y|||c|y|a|||y|e|||y|i|||y|o|||y|u|||y|y||)||print > 59 byng > > -ln > 1&($.|y|o|||y|e|||y|u|||y|a|||y|i|||y|y|||y|||c)||print > 59 ivey > > -ln > 1&($.|y|||c|y|a|||y|e|||y|i|||y|o|||y|u|||y|y||)||print > 59 sean > > -p > 1&($.|~y|||c|y|a|||y|e|||y|i|||y|o|||y|u|||y|y||)&&y|||cd > > > 60 byng > > > > and "Journey Beyond the Stars": > > > > -p y*a > > ***y*e > > ***y*i > > ***y*o > > ***y*u > > ***y*y > > ***y***c*($.+1)&1or$_=$* > > > > To these, I would like to add "Ampersands of Time": > > > > -p > !($|--&~y&a&&&~y&e&&&~y&i&&&~y&o&&&~y&u&&&~y&y&&&y&&&c)&&y&&&cd > > > > containing 33 & characters in a score of 66. > > > > I expect "Mexican Wave" (based on ~) and "Dashing" > > (based on -) are also possible. > > > > I wonder what the highest possible ratio is? The best > > I have come up with so far is 0.5238 (33/63) by > > modifying Matthew's 60-stroke solution: > > One can get as close to 0.833 as one wants, by writing > something like: > > $&&=s&&&&&s&&&; > > and adding as many 's&&&&&'s after the = as needed to > obtain the desired ratio. > > Or, by using comments and strings, ratios as close to 1 > as wanted can be archieved.
I guess that isn't challenging enough. Maybe a solution _functionally_ relying on a minimum of 10 built in variables and 20 funny symbols might be more fun. Hey, where is that solution using every ASCII symbol from 32-255. (disorder much preferred) :P Jonathan Paton __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com
