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Square = half itself? (Posted on 2006-05-04)

A man had a window a yard square, but it let in too much light. He blocked up half of it. After this he still had a square window a yard high and a yard wide. How did he do it?

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On the other hand

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On the other hand . . .

(1) A rectangular window is said to be "square" if it is parallel with floor and the ceiling.

(2) . . . You have different fingers

Posted by Vernon Lewis on 2006-05-04 16:25:12

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