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I'd really like a real-life example of this. I can't help but think this is a solution in search of a problem.

• jpalomaki 9y ago
  Case: You are wondering around a new city with few friends. Everybody is hungry and getting annoyed. No mobile devices are available or you do not trust the online recommendations. How do you find a good place to eat? First you estimate based on the level of hunger, quality of shoes and the restaurant density of the area how many places you can check before you starve to death. This rule tells that you should first walk pass n/2.718 restaurants and then pick the best one you have seen so far.
  • Retra 9y ago
    That's a terrible contrivance. The real solution is to walk into the first place you can afford and enjoy the time with your friends. You don't need the best place to eat, you just need a good enough place to eat and a sense of humor or humility.
  • Too 9y ago
    Almost correct but the secretary problem only allows you to accept or permanently reject an option. What you describe allows going back to previously rejected options.