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Interesting day...
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 5:53 pm
by Kvagga
Heh, just learned that my friend is an old roommate of Lassi Nikko (from Brothomstates). I also saw a good gig by the famous jazz/hiphop-band US3 (
http://www.us3.com/) and then met them in a restaurant and taught them a matchstick-trick that none of them could solve...
What an odd but cool day.
Sorry if this isn't worthy of it's own thread, but I've had a bit to drink so I'm excused.
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 7:54 pm
by Loopz
Lassi Nikko = cool in my books
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 7:58 pm
by the PLA
Cool in loopz' book = Sad to most others
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 8:07 am
by Loopz
the PLA = cool in my books
actually TJ you are right...most people hate the things i like
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 8:09 am
by trompurple
Villa = cool in Loopz books...
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 10:21 am
by Loopz
oh evil :p
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 10:55 am
by Timbob
ooh
Us3
i like them
so what was the matchstick-trick?
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 12:06 pm
by Dollydagger
Ha ha, thanx Kvagga. If nothing else, your thread made me laugh on this miserable Monday morning
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 11:09 am
by Kvagga
Heh reading the responses made me laugh too.
Okay, u asked for this:
(I quickly draw this in paint.
)
Each line represents one matchstick and you're only allowed to move
two of them (notice: move, not remove). The idea is to change the five squares into four squares. Each one of the squares has to be the same size as the original ones, be the same way around as the original ones (as in not inclining) and they all have to touch each other (either from the side or from the corner). There can't be anything else, but four
complete squares (as in no leftover sticks). The fun things is, that there's no "trick" here. You just have to think about it really hard...
If you've seen this before, don't tell the others.
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 11:16 am
by davemacfrombath
Smugmacfrombath has made his entrance...
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 9:36 pm
by Kvagga
So, um, did anyone try to solve this?
It took alot of hard work drawing that...
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 9:54 pm
by trompurple
I'm trying hard kvagga!! I know which 2 to move but cant figure out where to move them to. Are you sure you've drawn it right and written the instructions right!?
Nope - I'm going to bed.
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 10:19 pm
by Kvagga
Yep it's correct.
You're probably just thinking of the wrong 2...
And don't worry if you don't get it, since most people I've met don't. There's no "trick" like I said, but it's still pretty damn hard.
I apologize for all the sleepless nights thinking about this may cause...
Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 8:03 am
by usernick
Done it - at last!
Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 8:12 am
by Kvagga
Congratulations!
See Dan, it
is possible...
I'll give everyone else a bit more time before posting the right answer (if I'm nice enough to do that at all, mwhahahahaa
)