# HumanEval/40
# Loki Mode Multi-Agent Solution
# Attempts: 1
# Passed: True

def triples_sum_to_zero(l: list):
    """
    triples_sum_to_zero takes a list of integers as an input.
    it returns True if there are three distinct elements in the list that
    sum to zero, and False otherwise.

    >>> triples_sum_to_zero([1, 3, 5, 0])
    False
    >>> triples_sum_to_zero([1, 3, -2, 1])
    True
    >>> triples_sum_to_zero([1, 2, 3, 7])
    False
    >>> triples_sum_to_zero([2, 4, -5, 3, 9, 7])
    True
    >>> triples_sum_to_zero([1])
    False
    """
    n = len(l)
    if n < 3:
        return False
    
    sorted_list = sorted(l)
    
    for i in range(n - 2):
        target = -sorted_list[i]
        left = i + 1
        right = n - 1
        
        while left < right:
            current_sum = sorted_list[left] + sorted_list[right]
            if current_sum == target:
                return True
            elif current_sum < target:
                left += 1
            else:
                right -= 1
    
    return False