Do you have a favourite mug? This is my favourite. Not only does it hold my hot chocolate, it has a wicked tricky puzzle on it!
Hint: This puzzle is possible on a mug, but you can’t do it on a bowl. What makes a mug different from a bowl?
This is a tricky puzzle. If you’re having difficulty, it might help to try a much simpler version. Grab a piece of paper and draw 2 factories and 3 houses. Then draw a line from each house to the first factory and another to the second factory.
If you look carefully, you’ll notice you’ve fenced off 2 regions with your connections. One fence goes – factory 1, house 1, factory 2, house 2 and back to factory 1. The other fence goes – factory 1, house 2, factory 2, house 3 and back to factory 1.
If you try to add a third factory, you must put it in one of the 2 regions, or somewhere on the rest of the paper. Wherever you put the extra factory, there will be one house you can’t get to.
In order to solve this puzzle, you’ll need to find a way of getting over a line without crossing it!
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4 March, 2022 at 3:59 pm
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