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How a pirate captain can win votes with one coin

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A cutthroat lesson in how to barely survive a mutiny. A captain must propose a way to divide gold among pirates. If a strict majority votes no, the captain is tossed overboard. Logic proves the captain can keep almost everything by bribing exactly enough lowly crew members with a single coin, completely weaponizing their fear of getting nothing.

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