Socks problem
I have infinitely many red socks and infinitely many blue socks. In the dark, what is the minimum number of socks I have to move to other room to guarantee that I have a pair of red socks in the other room?
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1 solution
To guarantee a pair of red socks, I have to take out all the blue socks and 2 red socks, and the result is ∞ .