# Matchstick Puzzle [closed]

Move two matchsticks to make 2 E's. (The Matchsticks cannot be stacked onto each other).

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• Can an E be oriented in reverse direction like $\exists$ ? – Ak19 Jun 21 at 23:54
• the person that asked this didn't give out hints – Bipsin Jun 22 at 0:03
• the person that asked this didn't give out hints - So this isn't your own puzzle, right? – Ak19 Jun 22 at 0:04
• or maybe like a 'm'? – JMP Jun 22 at 1:37

## 1 Answer

How about

taking two bottom matches (one vertical and one horizontal) and placing them horizontally in between two top horizontal matches. It will make two overlapping Es.

Like this:

• I'd actually even go as far to say there are 4 E's here. – greenturtle3141 Jun 22 at 6:28
• @greenturtle3141, sure. But if want Es with the middle horizontal bar equidistant from the top and the bottom horizontal bars then there are only 2 Es. – ppgdev Jun 23 at 2:10