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Celebrating Puzzles
Doofus writes "The New York Times is running an article, Celebrating puzzles, that is about a puzzle exhibit opening at the Lilly Library at Indiana University. The primary collector, a Mr. Slocum, has been collecting interesting and challenging 3D puzzles for many years, and has helped to curate the exhibition. The article describes one variation of the towers of Hanoi puzzle that involves 65 rings and has a mind-blowing 18,446,744,073,709,551,616 moves in a perfect solution. A twist on the standard museum exhibition — the puzzles on exhibit are stored each night in drawers — that must be puzzled open by the first visitors the following morning."
I like making the patrons open up the shop, but I wonder if part of the puzzle is for them to figure out that they must do so?
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"Perhaps the most famous class of physics-based puzzles is one of the most ancient: puzzle vessels. Usually built in the form of a cup or a jug, these vessels offer the challenge that one must drink from them, or fill them up, without spilling any liquid"
I think I came across one of these last night in the pub. The funny thing was it seemed to get more difficult as the night went on.
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Figure out why hot dogs come in packages of 8 whereas hot dog buns come in packages of 6.
FTA: "...A perfect solution in that case would take 18,446,744,073,709,551,616 moves, Mr. Slocum said..." Remarkable Mr. Slocum actually managed to pronounce this...
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Yes, quite. Unfortunately, there are people like Hyacinth Bucket in the UK.
We call them "Daily Mail readers".
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It requires an infinte number of correct moves to solve. Also, the correct sequence changes according to mood, surrounding, etc.
$1,000,000 reward for anyone who can correctly solve this puzzle.
When I have a kid, I want to put him in one of those strollers for twins and then run around the mall looking frantic.