Timeline for Dissection Puzzle - The Umbrella Stand
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| Feb 25 at 11:16 | history | edited | JLee | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Changed Right to Bottom, as it seems the OP intended
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| Dec 30, 2014 at 23:55 | comment | added | Makyen | @AaronDufour, I agree that the question is lacking wrt. being specific as to how it is intended to be interpreted. That is one of the hazards of moving such puzzles from ideal situations to a real-world problem. Your point is accurate. However, assuming a real-world table, I would be happier ending up with one that is smaller by the width of the material removed by the hacksaw cut than one with a slot (or more) in it where the cut was made from the original hole to the desired location. | |
| Dec 30, 2014 at 23:43 | comment | added | Aaron Dufour | @Makyen The question says "Reassemble them to make a square-shaped table the same size as the original" which isn't possible even in the second solution here if we admit that the hacksaw removes material. So I don't think that's a good argument for or against any of the answers. | |
| Dec 30, 2014 at 23:02 | comment | added | Makyen | @AaronDufour, Given that a hacksaw removes some material (sawdust) and can not cut a hole in the middle of a surface, only the second method here (of all currently posted) provides a solution that does not leave a hole (e.g. a cut-line of removed material) in the table and can be performed (reasonably) with a hacksaw. While it might be possible to fill the gaps of some of the cuts suggested, that is not provided for in the question. The second method here has edges that have been joined, but not gaps. | |
| Dec 30, 2014 at 21:15 | comment | added | JonTheMon | @AaronDufour I think the first answer is what he was going for. The type of saw (hack, laser, band, whatever) would limit the type of cuts you could do. If you weren't limited, the first. If you were really limited (e.g. band saw), the second one would be more likely. If you had something like a jig saw, GOTO's answer would be the best. | |
| Dec 30, 2014 at 17:47 | comment | added | Aaron Dufour | So, which of these is considered the correct answer? The first ignores the physical reality of a hacksaw, while the last only wins over other posted answers if you assume the hacksaw is larger than the hole (I have one that would fit, so I don't think that's a valid assumption). Although the winner depends to some degree on the ratios of the size of the table, size of the hole, and amount of displacement. | |
| Dec 30, 2014 at 2:41 | comment | added | Sparr | A hacksaw cannot cut a hole in the middle of a surface. | |
| Dec 29, 2014 at 18:08 | vote | accept | Lopsy | ||
| Dec 29, 2014 at 16:18 | vote | accept | Lopsy | ||
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| Dec 29, 2014 at 15:44 | history | answered | JonTheMon | CC BY-SA 3.0 |