Comments on: Matchstick puzzles http://blog.torgodevil.com/archives/910 Crunky! This is a blog about an English teacher living in South Korea. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:55:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: torgodevil http://blog.torgodevil.com/archives/910#comment-3474 torgodevil Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:48:48 +0000 http://blog.torgodevil.com/?p=910#comment-3474 Ah ha. Make a four multi-sided die shape. That's good. I'll use that some time if I can. Ah ha. Make a four multi-sided die shape. That’s good. I’ll use that some time if I can.

]]> By: gobfrey http://blog.torgodevil.com/archives/910#comment-3473 gobfrey Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:52:53 +0000 http://blog.torgodevil.com/?p=910#comment-3473 Perhaps you could draw on your D&D experience to solve this one. Perhaps you could draw on your D&D experience to solve this one.

]]> By: gobfrey http://blog.torgodevil.com/archives/910#comment-3471 gobfrey Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:44:05 +0000 http://blog.torgodevil.com/?p=910#comment-3471 Surely you know me better than that... Surely you know me better than that…

]]> By: torgodevil http://blog.torgodevil.com/archives/910#comment-3467 torgodevil Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:15:17 +0000 http://blog.torgodevil.com/?p=910#comment-3467 The answer to the four triangle puzzle, as I understand it, is the shape "4" (made with three matches) and /_\, so 4/_\ = four triangle. Is this NOT the solution you were thinking of? The answer to the four triangle puzzle, as I understand it, is the shape “4″ (made with three matches) and /_\, so 4/_\ = four triangle. Is this NOT the solution you were thinking of?

]]> By: gobfrey http://blog.torgodevil.com/archives/910#comment-3466 gobfrey Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:16:29 +0000 http://blog.torgodevil.com/?p=910#comment-3466 Liar? How dare you! It's my favourite matchstick puzzle because it seems impossible. It's actually not, you just have to be creative. And the creativity does not involve being creative with grammar or breaking the matches. To assist: the length of each side of each of the four triangles is equal to the length of one match - and before you ask, the length of all matches are equal. Liar? How dare you! It’s my favourite matchstick puzzle because it seems impossible. It’s actually not, you just have to be creative. And the creativity does not involve being creative with grammar or breaking the matches.

To assist: the length of each side of each of the four triangles is equal to the length of one match - and before you ask, the length of all matches are equal.

]]> By: torgodevil http://blog.torgodevil.com/archives/910#comment-3457 torgodevil Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:28:55 +0000 http://blog.torgodevil.com/?p=910#comment-3457 <strong>@1</strong> <strong>LIAR!</strong> Making four triangle<strong>s</strong> is impossible with six matches unless you rip them into multiple pieces or have crappy grammar. However,making four triangle from six matchsticks isn't as long as you intone the sentence correctly. @1

LIAR! Making four triangles is impossible with six matches unless you rip them into multiple pieces or have crappy grammar.

However,making four triangle from six matchsticks isn’t as long as you intone the sentence correctly.

]]> By: gobfrey http://blog.torgodevil.com/archives/910#comment-3455 gobfrey Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:23:38 +0000 http://blog.torgodevil.com/?p=910#comment-3455 My favorite matchstick puzzle is the challenge to make four equilateral triangles out of six matches. My favorite matchstick puzzle is the challenge to make four equilateral triangles out of six matches.

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