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Wood (Posted on 2002-05-29)

A standard piece of wood (one that can be found at just about any wood store), is cut with two straight cuts. After being cut, the wood will fit perfectly through three holes: circle, square, and triangle. What piece of wood was used, and how was it cut?

Submitted by Half-Mad

Rating: 3.0000 (6 votes)

Solution: (Hide)

A dowel. Standing the dowel on end, it would be cut from the bottom (opposite) side edges, up at an angle. From the cutting view, this would make a triangle. Turn the wood to face the cut side, you have a square (as long as the angle is correct), and from the bottom, it's a circle.

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Subject	Author	Date
Puzzle Thoughts	K Sengupta	2023-06-18 23:07:08
Other potential solutions	Mea	2004-06-22 03:17:36
Hey Freshter!	Captain Paradox	2004-01-08 19:10:57
hmm i'm guessing...	Mel	2002-08-22 11:56:45
A dowel...	Freshter	2002-05-31 21:28:39
Sudden Realization!!!	TomM	2002-05-30 17:40:35
re: my guess	TomM	2002-05-30 15:38:31
my guess	Happy	2002-05-30 12:11:42
Not enough information	TomM	2002-05-30 11:13:09

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