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I love the tomato juice story from The Man Who Loved Only Numbers: > Graham was not the only one who had to put up with Erdös's kitchen antics. "Once I spent a
by ex3xu 7y ago
I love the tomato juice story from The Man Who Loved Only Numbers:
> Graham was not the only one who had to put up with Erdös's kitchen antics. "Once I spent a few days with Paul," said Janos Path, a fellow Hungarian emigre. "When I entered the kitchen in the evening, I was met with a horrible sight. The floor was covered by pools of blood-like red liquid. The trail led to the refrigerator. I opened the door, and to my great surprise saw a carton of tomato juice on its side with a gaping hole. Paul must have felt thirsty and, after some reflection, decided to get the juice out of the carton by stabbing it with a big knife."
http://movies2.nytimes.com/books/first/h/hoffman-man.html http://movies2.nytimes.com/books/first/h/hoffman-man.html
- dbmueller 7y agoIs that János Pach https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%A1nos_Pach https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%A1nos_Pach ?
- ex3xu 7y agoYes you are correct, and Pach is noted as one of the most frequent collaborators with Paul Erdos. My apologies, I no longer have the option to edit my post to correct the spelling.