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https://phys.org/news/2024-12-mathematician-sofa-problem.html

A mathematician at Yonsei University, in Korea, claims to have
solved the moving sofa problem. Jineon Baek has posted a 100+-
page proof of the problem on the arXiv preprint server.

Most people who have moved their place of residence have
encountered the the moving sofa problem—it comes up when
attempting to carry a couch around a corner. What is the
largest couch that can be carried around a given corner
without getting stuck? This problem was posited mathematically
by mathematician Leo Moser back in 1966, and until now, has
remained unsolved.

.. . .

   100+ pages ???

   KINDA at the limits of humans here ... "AI" is
   gonna have to take over. It'll all be "magic"
   after that.

   Oh, STILL doesn't solve the Douglas Adams "sofa
   problem"  :-)

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