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Friday Puzzler -- a cube

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Friday Puzzler -- a cube

Alex Y

Given a box in the shape of a cube, each face of which is opaque (i.e., no glass panels), what is the greatest number of faces you can see at one time?

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John Veerkamp

three without a mirror

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#3

No mirrors

Alex Y

In most cases, you would be right.

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Henry Higginbotham

How big is this box? Can I get inside? ;)

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John Veerkamp

That's thinking inside the box!

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#6

Correct!

Alex Y

Nice job, Henry. As John has said, this is a case where figurative "outside the box" thinking required thinking of being literally inside the box.

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