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Can You Solve This Riddle?
Season 3
Episode 16
Can You Solve This Riddle? This riddle first appeared in Grossman, Howard (1945). Scripta Mathematica XI TedED have a similar riddle that's beautifully animated: https://youtu.be/tE2dZLDJSjA
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