Physicists have argued over this problem since 1883. It may now be solved
First publishedJul 18, 14:00 UTC
Last updatedJul 18, 17:27 UTC · 4m ago
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Scientists say they have solved in detail what may be the most famous lawn-care-related problem in all of physics. The so-called Feynman sprinkler problem is named after one of the best-known physicists of the 20th century, Richard Feynman, even though he was not the first to pose it, and he was unable to solve it.
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- Scientists say they have solved in detail what may be the most famous lawn-care-related problem in all of physics. The so-called Feynman sprinkler problem is named after one of the best-known physicists of the 20th century, Richard Feynman, even though he was not the first to pose it, and he was unable to solve it.
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