Cocktail "Recursive": Alcohol, Water & Final Composition

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the cocktail "Recursive," which consists of 20% alcohol, 30% water, and 50% of the cocktail itself. Participants explore the implications of this recursive composition and its final mixture.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Conceptual clarification, Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • One participant suggests a method to determine the final composition by taking 1 liter of the mixture and removing 0.5 liters, resulting in a 2:3 ratio of alcohol to water.
  • Another participant questions the source of the recipe, indicating it may be from ВКонтакте.
  • A subsequent reply clarifies that the source is actually bash.im, prompting further discussion about that site.
  • Additional posts introduce humorous food products inspired by mathematical concepts, such as Fibonacci salad and Schrödinger salad, but do not directly relate to the cocktail discussion.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

There is no consensus on the final composition of the cocktail, as participants have differing views on how to approach the problem. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the exact calculations and implications of the recursive nature of the recipe.

Contextual Notes

The discussion includes assumptions about the proportions and the recursive definition of the cocktail, which may not be fully explored or defined. The mathematical steps involved in determining the final composition are not fully resolved.

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On one of the Russian social sites I found the recipe of the cocktail "Recursive": 20% of alcohol, 30% of water and 50% of cocktail "Recursive." Can anybody figure out the final composition? (Smile)
 
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Evgeny.Makarov said:
On one of the Russian social sites I found the recipe of the cocktail "Recursive": 20% of alcohol, 30% of water and 50% of cocktail "Recursive." Can anybody figure out the final composition? (Smile)

Yes. (Take 1l, then take away 0.5l, which leaves you with 0.5l with alcohol and water in the proportion 2:3 ...)

CB
 
Is this from ВКонтакте by any chance? :)
 
Jameson said:
Is this from ВКонтакте by any chance? :)
No, from bash.im.
 
Evgeny.Makarov said:
No, from bash.im.

Interesting, never heard of that site. Thanks.
 
Some other food products popular with students.

  • Fibonacci salad: made from leftovers from the previous two days.
  • Schrödinger salad: it's impossible to tell if it has gone bad without tasting it.
  • Lobachevsburger: named Nikolai Lobachevsky, after one of the discoverers of a non-Euclidean geometry.
  • Kleinkoye Light: a variant of Klinskoye Light beer popular in Russia. Made in Klein's bottles.
 

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