I ran across this image of a puzzle that variations of it would be real easy to make from scraps. It's the general idea I found interesting. Might be a good one for kids.
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Cab,
I don't get it. Whats the little square block for?
SteveI would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong. Bertrand Russell -
I've seen that puzzle before.
Using the parts as shown you can make a rectangle; using a different arrangement including the little square piece you can make a different rectangle. The puzzler is supposed to be that (lets assume the little square is 1 square inch) is to assume that the rectangles are the same size then where did the extra square's space come from? In reality the clever choice of sizes and shapes ends up with two different area rectangles, one being a square inch more than the other. The cutout being a little sloppy allows the extra square inch to be spread among the joints.
Without being supplied the exact dimensions of the pieces or a lot of mental work, this puzzle would be hard to replicate.
Something along the similar lines to this puzzle: http://www.archimedes-lab.org/workshoptangram3.html
see the solutions for how that one works.Last edited by LCHIEN; 08-27-2010, 11:09 AM.
Loring in Katy, TX USA
If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
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Between Mike and Loring, I've now
got a dang gone headach! Come on guys, something simple like roller skateing.
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That is really awesome, thanks Loring for the good pictoral explanation.I think in straight lines, but dream in curves
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