EI. How to Pass a Cube Through Itself!

August 22, 2008 · The Mathcast, Topology and geometry, answers, guests, math puzzles · Permalink

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We conclude our interview with Dana Richards, editor of Martin Gardner’s Colossal Book of Short Puzzles and Problems pondering how to cut a hole through a cube large enough that another, same-sized cube can pass through!

 
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  1. strauss said,

    August 23, 2008 at 7:14 pm

    Here is a nice video on YouTube of a cube passing through a cube of the same size.

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