Iron Chef Optimization Challenge in the Playground XX

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Actually, they mention that they may mention them. My question, however, stands. Why is it less elegant? What is elegance?

Elegance is a concept hard to understand in IC. Basically, it depends on the judge. There are 19 previous Iron Chefs defining what elegance is all about.

Basically, here, it is less elegant because it is mentioned as a possible deduction in the OP.