The catchphrase thinking outside the box gives you a mind boggling fuck like for example, can you connect all of the dots in the following puzzle and return to the starting point with just 3 straight lines — without lifting your pen from the paper or retracing your steps ?
damn, these things drive me nuts!
Puzzle Source: Michael Holt. Math Puzzle & Games 1978
10 responses so far ↓
randell // March 24, 2008 at 2:16 am
It’s impossible. OR i’m just not as smart as I thought. LOL
karmi // March 24, 2008 at 3:09 am
try ko sana, kaya lang have no time. lol
excuses. hehe.
jaywalker // March 24, 2008 at 4:23 am
easy. You can trace all the dots with just 3 lines but you’ll have to go beyond the boundaries of the box.
BTW i’ve added you already
Nelson // March 24, 2008 at 5:25 am
Is there really an answer to this? Blah, puzzles such as this one always drives me nuts too.
Euri // March 24, 2008 at 10:04 am
Argh, I hate puzzles. It’s puzzling. XD
randell // March 24, 2008 at 1:10 pm
I thought about the solution on my way home! There is a solution. LOL
It’s literally thinking ‘outside the box’. The idea is to create a triangle rather than a quadrilateral. Start with any of the dots, then connect it with any adjacent dot, but not stopping at that dot, but a unit (or more). Then connect it with the next adjacent dot forming a V shape until you reach a point where you can form a straight line to the last dot AND the point of origin.
Damn.
marshee // March 25, 2008 at 5:51 am
i did it! i did it!! hahahaha :p
finch // March 25, 2008 at 6:04 am
@randell : correct!
jaywalker // March 26, 2008 at 4:23 pm
ey i got the answer first! scroll up
finch // March 26, 2008 at 7:27 pm
@jaywalker: i have to agree w you on that =)
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