Can You Solve the Matchstick Puzzle to Form a Tetrahedron?

Thread starter Fredrick
Start date Oct 2, 2004
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The discussion centers around a puzzle involving matches, where participants are challenged to rearrange three matches to create a tetrahedron shape. A link is provided that leads to a spoiler, indicating the solution to the puzzle. The solution involves moving three matches to achieve the desired geometric form. The conversation highlights the cleverness of the puzzle and the importance of visualizing spatial arrangements.

Oct 2, 2004

Fredrick

Can you come up with the correct answer?

http://www.pentapublishing.com/lucifers.html

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Oct 2, 2004

n0n

cake,

Warning - this link is a spoiler so don't look if you don't want to know
http://n0n.madtracker.net/lucifers.gif

unless of course its wrong.

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Oct 2, 2004

Fredrick

Cookie

That is, as in clever.

Oct 2, 2004

wave

Answer:

Move 3 matches to form a tetrahedron.

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