Remember Your Geometry?

wittywonka

Chocolate Expert

Posers and Puzzles

08 Mar 07 13:49

Ason Pigg2

Joined: 23 Jan 07
Moves: 2547

11 Mar 07 06:14

am i right?

FabianFnas

Joined: 11 Nov 05
Moves: 43938

11 Mar 07 07:37

Originally posted by Ason Pigg2
am i right?

The interesting part is that...

If you draw a line from one corner to the opposite corner in this box - has then the flute to be aligned to this line? Or has the flute to be skewed a little in order to have a little larger diameter?

Ason Pigg2

Joined: 23 Jan 07
Moves: 2547

12 Mar 07 00:16

it's on the line and the maxium diameter "fatens" the line until it touches all 3 sides of the box

FabianFnas

Joined: 11 Nov 05
Moves: 43938

12 Mar 07 08:30

This box is 12x14x16 units, quite qubic. But if the box is 1x1x10 then it is easier to realize that the thickness of the flute is strongly connected with its length to fit maximally. Is it then aligned exatly to the diagonal line to fit the box as best? Or has it to be skewed a little?