23-02-2013, 10:31 AM
Today's Puzzle : Sawing the Cube 
We have a wooden cube of 3" on a side and we have a buzz-saw.The Cube can be cut into 27 one inch cubes by the buzz-saw. only 6 cuts of the saw are necessary to do this while keeping the pieces together. Now can you reduce the number of cuts by rearranging the pieces after each? if you can, how is it done if you can't it be done ????
We have a wooden cube of 3" on a side and we have a buzz-saw.The Cube can be cut into 27 one inch cubes by the buzz-saw. only 6 cuts of the saw are necessary to do this while keeping the pieces together. Now can you reduce the number of cuts by rearranging the pieces after each? if you can, how is it done if you can't it be done ????