From: C Erler <erlercw@...>
Date: 2007-01-28T16:05:46+09:00
Subject: Re: Counting Toothpicks (#111)

On Jan 27, 6:17 pm, James Edward Gray II <j...@grayproductions.net> 
wrote:
> You bet.  Post away!

Here's what I got.  Did anyone get any of them with less toothpicks ?
| = 1 (1 toothpick)
|| = 2 (2 toothpicks)
||| = 3 (3 toothpicks)
|||| = 4 (4 toothpicks)
||||| = 5 (5 toothpicks)
|||||| = 6 (6 toothpicks)
||||||| = 7 (7 toothpicks)
|||||||| = 8 (8 toothpicks)
|||x||| = 9 (8 toothpicks)
||x||||| = 10 (9 toothpicks)
||||||||||| = 11 (11 toothpicks)
|||x|||| = 12 (9 toothpicks)
|+|||x|||| = 13 (12 toothpicks)
||x||||||| = 14 (11 toothpicks)
|||x||||| = 15 (10 toothpicks)
||||x|||| = 16 (10 toothpicks)
|+||||x|||| = 17 (13 toothpicks)
|||x|||||| = 18 (11 toothpicks)
|+|||x|||||| = 19 (14 toothpicks)
||||x||||| = 20 (11 toothpicks)
|||x||||||| = 21 (12 toothpicks)
||x||||||||||| = 22 (15 toothpicks)
||+|||x||||||| = 23 (16 toothpicks)
||||x|||||| = 24 (12 toothpicks)
|||||x||||| = 25 (12 toothpicks)
|+|||||x||||| = 26 (15 toothpicks)
|||x|||x||| = 27 (13 toothpicks)
||||x||||||| = 28 (13 toothpicks)
|+||||x||||||| = 29 (16 toothpicks)
|||||x|||||| = 30 (13 toothpicks)
|+|||||x|||||| = 31 (16 toothpicks)
||||x|||||||| = 32 (14 toothpicks)
|||x||||||||||| = 33 (16 toothpicks)
||+||||x|||||||| = 34 (18 toothpicks)
|||||x||||||| = 35 (14 toothpicks)
|||x|||x|||| = 36 (14 toothpicks)
|+|||x|||x|||| = 37 (17 toothpicks)
||+|||x|||x|||| = 38 (18 toothpicks)
|||x||||||||||||| = 39 (18 toothpicks)
||||x||x||||| = 40 (15 toothpicks)
|+||||x||x||||| = 41 (18 toothpicks)
||||||x||||||| = 42 (15 toothpicks)
|+||||||x||||||| = 43 (18 toothpicks)
||||x||||||||||| = 44 (17 toothpicks)
|||x|||x||||| = 45 (15 toothpicks)
|+|||x|||x||||| = 46 (18 toothpicks)
||+|||x|||x||||| = 47 (19 toothpicks)
||||x|||x|||| = 48 (15 toothpicks)
|||||||x||||||| = 49 (16 toothpicks)
|||||x||x||||| = 50 (16 toothpicks)