Farm Hacking: 7 Amazing Corn Mazes


	Farm Hacking: 7 Amazing Corn Mazes

disenchantedcitizen

10-6-2009 11:59 AM

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corn maze, gps, hacking

disenchantedcitizen says:

I’ve never been through one. I might try it this year. These are pretty amazing if only for the fact they take up an entire of field.

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10-7-2009 8:08 PM

Jorjor

It's easy if they're singly-connected, not so easy if they're multiply-connected.

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