Happy Birthday to Our BEST Contributor on this List

[Laura Brody]

On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 21:48:09 -0500, Bob Stockler <bob at trebor.iglou.com> wrote:

> Bob Rasmussen wrote (on Fri, Feb 10, 2006 at 05:49:02PM -0800):
>
> | The puzzle was this: how can you represent the age 32 with 7 candles?
> |
> | The answer:
> |
> |        * * * * *
> |    * *
> |
> | that is, 2^5 = 32.
>
> What are the fewest number of candles (and how do I arrange them) I can
> put on the cake I bake to celebrate the 78th anniverary of my birth?
>
> My oven isn't large enough to bake a 78-candle size cake.
>
> Bob
>
> PS - Thanks, Bob, for bringing this topic up.  It's been worring me for
>      a long, long time.
>

	The answer is 2 candles. One in the shape of a "7" and another
in the shape of an "8". Around here, Carvel sells them, so do
party stores like "Party City" and "Party Stop". I think Wal-Mart
would have them too. When all else fails, search eBay.

	On second thought, since I'll be going right past Carvel
on my way to a computer repair job, I'll pick them up for you
tomorrow and have them in the mail on Monday.

	78 candles is a fire hazard.... when we did a cake with
90 candles for my grandfather, it looked like a bonfire. We
turned off the lights, but the room didn't get much dimmer.

-- 
Laura Brody
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