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?
Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
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?
Re: Friday Puzzler -- a cube
John Veerkamp
three without a mirror
No mirrors
Alex Y
In most cases, you would be right.
Re: Friday Puzzler -- a cube
Henry Higginbotham
How big is this box? Can I get inside? 
Re: Friday Puzzler -- a cube
John Veerkamp
That's thinking inside the box!
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.