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https://www.gathering4gardner.org/g4g14gift/ExchangeArchive-14Blocks-G14-044-1.jpg
All you have to do is move the large 2x2 block to the bottom right hand corner by sliding the blocks. Do not lift, turn or twist any block.

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The puzzle is to fit 14 “rabbiduck” polyomino pieces into an 8x11 rectangle. (Gardner wrote about polyominoes in multiple columns. The specific polyomino pieces used are inspired by the rabbit/duck illusion that Gardner called the Rabbitduck in his…

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A fair 14-sided die in the form of a heptagonal trapezohedron and a fair 8-sided die ("Skew d8") in the form of a triangular dihedron.

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Are there any polycubes that can be unfolded into exactly a rectangle? This problem was solved in 2019. The smallest solution forms a nice puzzle — fold the rectangle into a polycube!

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A card (roughly the size of an index card) with an image that contains 54 playing cards (some duplicates, of course!). A spectator chooses one of the playing cards and, after a few questions, the magician reveals the choice!

The premise is similar…

https://www.gathering4gardner.org/g4g14gift/ExchangeArchive-PuzzleStrip-G14-014-1.jpg
This is a paper ring with a number puzzle. The hint is actually the logo that is at the beginning (which of course will be right after the end when it's a ring).

https://www.gathering4gardner.org/g4g14gift/ExchangeArchive-Torus-G14-045-1.jpg
Cut-and-fold a polyhedron with 7 vertices, 14 faces, 21 edges, and a hole through it like a doughnut. A cube has internal diagonals that connect the diametrically opposite corners. By contrast, this polyhedron has no internal diagonals. There are…

https://www.gathering4gardner.org/g4g14gift/ExchangeArchive-Acura-G14-048-1.jpg
One of my interests is abstract photography, using ordinary photographs as the “paint” and using spatial and mathematical transformations to create an image from one or more sources. One transformation that I’ve been exploring is “Inside Out”, which…

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I invented the Fibonacci Turbine in an origami way. The wing itself functions as a rotating shaft. The structure is so simple that it is robust. It can be used for many engineering applications.

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https://www.gathering4gardner.org/g4g14gift/ExchangeArchive-Knot-G14-005-1.jpg
Burr puzzle designed by Oskar van Deventer (used with permission). For G4G14, this 14-piece puzzle felt appropriate. Contrary to the name of the puzzle, these exchange puzzles are in fact rather small.

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