Wasnt the toolbox upped to 8 slots to permit the construction of a compass?
Well compasses consist of water, static orb, skewer, cork, and pie tin. Thats
five items. If you make the assumption that the collapsible fishing pole was
possible from the get-go, It would have to consist of four or fewer pieces. So
that lowers the combinations factorially :)

Xillitil of Povar wrote:

> From: "Xillitil of Povar" <xillitil@...>
>
> uhh...if i remember my math right,8 slots and 13 items(including empty)
> should be 13! - 5!...ummm...51,891,840 combinations...or is that
> permutations...and thats assuming we don't use anything less obvious like
> skins or something...
>
> guess we won't be doing an exhaustive search anytime soon....
>
> Xillitil/Povar
>
> >From: M_Bierce@...
> >
> >Hello everyone on this list. I'm new to the list, just signed up today.
> >Anyway this is a question for any mathematic wizards out there. We have a
> >total of 8 slots in the toolbox and a total of 12 items to use. Does
> >anyone know how many combinations that we can come up with? Remember that
> >this includes just having 1 item in the box or 2 or 3 etc. etc. Well me
> >personally I would just like to know for curiousity sake. And don't worry
> >you now have another helping hand in the search for the collapsable fishing
> >pole recipie. :)
> >
> >Mike
> >P.S. If we do find it imagine how much it can sell for. :) $$$$$$$$
> >
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