On Thu, Jan 31, 2002 at 06:28:08PM +1100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> We already have "Tall Trees"/"Toothpicks":
>
> -p $_ x=$|--&y|||c&~(y|a|||y|e|||y|i|||y|o|||y|u|||y|y||) 57 klem
> -nl ($.|y|||c|y|a|||y|e|||y|i|||y|o|||y|u|||y|y||)&1||print 59 bart
> -n 1&($.|~y|||c|y|a|||y|e|||y|i|||y|o|||y|u|||y|y||)||print 59 byng
> -ln 1&($.|y|o|||y|e|||y|u|||y|a|||y|i|||y|y|||y|||c)||print 59 ivey
> -ln 1&($.|y|||c|y|a|||y|e|||y|i|||y|o|||y|u|||y|y||)||print 59 sean
> -p 1&($.|~y|||c|y|a|||y|e|||y|i|||y|o|||y|u|||y|y||)&&y|||cd
> 60 byng
>
> and "Journey Beyond the Stars":
>
> -p y*a
> ***y*e
> ***y*i
> ***y*o
> ***y*u
> ***y*y
> ***y***c*($.+1)&1or$_=$*
>
> To these, I would like to add "Ampersands of Time":
>
> -p !($|--&~y&a&&&~y&e&&&~y&i&&&~y&o&&&~y&u&&&~y&y&&&y&&&c)&&y&&&cd
>
> containing 33 & characters in a score of 66.
>
> I expect "Mexican Wave" (based on ~) and "Dashing" (based on -)
> are also possible.
>
> I wonder what the highest possible ratio is? The best I have come
> up with so far is 0.5238 (33/63) by modifying Matthew's 60-stroke
> solution:
One can get as close to 0.833 as one wants, by writing something like:
$&&=s&&&&&s&&&;
and adding as many 's&&&&&'s after the = as needed to obtain the desired
ratio.
Or, by using comments and strings, ratios as close to 1 as wanted can
be archieved.
Abigail
