I wonder

I wonder what the fastest way of sorting Lego (into monochrome piles) is.
Should you start by first picking out all the blue, then all the red and so on, or
Should you pick a blue, then a red... Or
Should you construct a robot that can do the task for you.

Hi there Scranton, Pennsylvania

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Saffron

Thinking that saffron must have some interesting spectroscopic properties during the baking yesterday led me to dreaming about my old lab. In my dreams I found a laptop that once belonged to me. I got the password in my first attempt and all my research was right there. Then someone loudly announced that he needed help with the blanket and I awoke to a rather gloomy day...