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)

Define "the cube in the middle." The middle of the larger cube? The middle of the top 9 cubes? Is the middle cube the larger cube? This probably isn't the solution, but it IS in tricks, so you can never be too sure.

I didn't really understand what SK was talking about... 13 cubes on each side? What does that mean?

Well, assuming the middle cube is what everyone naturally assumes it is, this creates a problem. How can you remove the cube without letting the one above it fall? You could use glue beforehand, put the cube on an angle, or something like that.

Maybe I'm just over-analyzing this problem. It's probably something clever, and I'll later say "Why didn't I think of that?"

Posted by Tristan on 2003-10-24 17:15:18