There is a man standing with a bear behind him, and a cliff 13 steps in front of him. The bear and cliff remain in the same locations, designated as step 0 and 13 receptively. If the man is on step 0, he will be killed by the bear, and anyone who is on step 13 will fall off the cliff.

What are 12 directions, in the form of moving forward or back one step, one could give to the man to where he will stay alive after the 12th direction (No step can be repeated more than twice in a row).

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There is a man standing with a bear behind him, and a cliff 13 steps in front of him.  The bear and cliff remain in the same locations, designated as step 0 and 13 receptively.  If the man is on step 0, he will be killed by the bear, and anyone who is on step 13 will fall off the cliff.

What are 12 directions, in the form of moving forward or back one step, one could give to the man to where he will stay alive after the 12th direction (No step can be repeated more than twice in a row).

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

*Other than 1 -1, or 1 1 -1 -1 repeating.

dumbcow · Answer

how about 2 steps forward, 1 step back

1,1,-1,1,1,-1 ...