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Re: Only scored 0.2787 in Al Z's circle packing contest :)

• Posted by Matt Lewis <matthewwalkerlewis at gmail.com> Nov 11, 2005
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Juergen Luethje wrote:
> 
> Al Getz wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Well, <chuckle> when a set is submitted for scoring the radii must appear
> > in *ORDER* from 1 to N !!! Now, why this is so is beyond me, except that
> > it makes it *easier* for the scoring program to compute the results!
> > Geometrically, it doesnt matter, but to the scorer, it DOES, so let this
> > be a warning to others that want to try the circle packing contest:
> > Make sure your radii are in the correct order or you'll get a very
> > nasty score :)
> 
> I think that should be mentioned on the contest's website!
> 

It is.  The instructions for submissions are quite precise.

Matt Lewis