How to pair socks from a pile efficiently?
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How to pair socks from a pile efficiently?
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Re: How to pair socks from a pile efficiently?
#2The real world meets the world of algorithms. I solve the issue by buying only 1 color and type of sock.
Re: How to pair socks from a pile efficiently?
#3The real world meets the world of algorithms. I solve the issue by buying only 1 color and type of sock.
It's worked for me for just shy of a decade.
Re: How to pair socks from a pile efficiently?
#4Or, you know, do laundry more often so the socks dont actually pile up. May I interest you in a to-do app?
Re: How to pair socks from a pile efficiently?
#5The real world meets the world of algorithms. I solve the issue by buying only 1 color and type of sock.
Exactly. O(1) FTW!
Re: How to pair socks from a pile efficiently?
#6The first answer is kind of labourous, isn't?
I thought about simply removing a sock from the pile and isolating it. One for one, maybe puting the man's socks on the left and the women's on the right.
So everytime you grab a new sock you can quickly check if you already isolated the pair of that one.
This way you just have to grab each sock once. (this is similar to the second answer, but no need to prepare a flat pile to begin with).
Re: How to pair socks from a pile efficiently?
#7Or, you know, do laundry more often so the socks dont actually pile up. May I interest you in a to-do app?
This is still Hacker News, right?
Re: How to pair socks from a pile efficiently?
#8I have 18 pairs of the same sock. I found that the most efficient way. YMMV.
Re: How to pair socks from a pile efficiently?
#9I have 18 pairs of the same sock. I found that the most efficient way. YMMV.
Isn't this making it especially more complex because now you have to match based on wear, not just the pattern?
With different patterns it's easier as the wear is constant for each pair. OCD mileage may vary :)
Re: How to pair socks from a pile efficiently?
#10I have 18 pairs of the same sock. I found that the most efficient way. YMMV.
Probably more efficient is to not give a shit about the possibility of wearing odd socks. Which I don't.