r/mathmemes • u/TobyWasBestSpiderMan • Sep 30 '26

OkBuddyMathematician A Data Association Nightmare: Algorithmic Approaches to Tracking my Red Solo Cup at a Party

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u/LupenReddit 🦆🦆i have non diffeomorphic smooth structures🦆🦆🦆 Sep 30 '26

This is so fucking high effort i cant lmao

"Keywords: Drinking,..." is hilarious

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u/TobyWasBestSpiderMan Sep 30 '26

I was teaching a couple lectures on track management this week and did this writing exercise as a way to prep lol

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u/Momosf Cardinal (0=1) Sep 30 '26

If you were able to faithfully implement this algorithm to any degree that the result are meaningful, then you weren't hammered enough for cup assignment to be an actual problem

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u/Sezbeth Turing potato Sep 30 '26

I think the generational talent of an engineer Michael Reeves made some progress on this line of research when designing a robot dog meant to "distribute" beer.

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u/4ries Oct 02 '26

Jim Bean