Published December 8th, 2003 by Jim O'Halloran
Mark’s Infinite Hotel
Frm Mark Pilgrim’s “The infinite hotel“…
Imagine a hotel with an infinite number of rooms, numbered 1, 2, 3, and so on forever. All the rooms are full. A man comes in and asks the desk manager whether any rooms are available, and the desk manager replies, “All our rooms are full, but
I’d be happy to accommodate you.” How does he do it?”
My head hurts now.
j Says
Ask the guest to sign in and tell them they need to pay in advance. Then point them to the hall and tell them that their room is the last one on the left the key is in the door.
It will be ages before they come back to complain.
Mar 2nd, 2004 at 8:21 am
Neil Anthony Says
desk manager gets the porters to move people in room 1 to room two, people in room two to room three, three to four, and so on, and hands the new guest the keys to room no 1
Mar 31st, 2004 at 10:50 am