Start with 27 small cubes. Now put them together to make one larger cube. Without touching the sides of the larger cube, remove the cube in the middle to leave 26.

(Note: No one may touch the outer cubes or in any way do anything that would move or change them)

(In reply to Slow solution by nikki)

I agree with Nikki but to insure that the wooden cubes do not move upon assembly, coat the surfaces of each wooden cube with some sort of bonding agent that would adhere all the wooden cubes together.

Posted by jaypee on 2003-10-24 23:03:54