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Rupert's cube

Rouben Rostamian 8541 Maple 2024
6 hours ago
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It is possible to carve a hole through a unit cube, without splitting it into pieces, so that another unit cube can pass through that hole.  This is know as the Prince Rupert problem and was first analyzed by John Wallis, a contemporary of Isaac Newton.  Here is what it looks like:

If your computer can play audio, have a look at  Ruperts Cube with music!

Here is the worksheet that produced the cube and the animation: ruperts-cube.mw
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