Tuesday 31 March 2015

Tanyas Golden Ratio


Tanya has come to a party and she’s brought two things. The first is a set of children’s kaleidoscopes. The second is a bag of salted Russian fish snacks. Everybody enjoys playing with the kaleidoscopes, but they do not enjoy eating the fish snacks. The next two parties Tanya brings the kaleidoscopes without the fish and everybody is happy, however at the third party Tanya only brings the salted fish and everybody is confused and slightly disappointed. The next four parties Tanya will again bring the kaleidoscopes, but the two parties after that she will only bring fish. This pattern continues on forever.

Question: At what point does the positive association from Tanya's kaleidoscopes trick everyone into enjoying the fish, even when there are no kaleidoscopes present?

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