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Being nerd-sniped by the h-index - by DavidXYu - XY-Wise

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Graph Theory and Knowing Something

Being nerd-sniped by the h-index Graph Theory and Knowing Something DavidXYu Jul 20, 2026 15 3 Share A year ago, a friend asked the question “how many countries can you name, for which you can name the same number of cities in those countries?” For example, 3 countries, with 3 cities: USA - New York, LA, Chicago Japan - Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto Russia - Moscow, St Petersburg, Vladivostok It is weirdly, weirdly sticky. Even a year later, I still find myself looking at maps and going “better commit a few cities to memory for this game”. One of the few things of this type that successfully worms itsel

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