Reversing Nesting Box Puzzle

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Reversing Nesting Box Puzzle

Nob Yoshigahara

Gary Foshee

Puzzle

The puzzle consists of two boxes, with lids, One box is white and the other is blue. Place the white box inside of the blue box and close the lid. Now open the blue box and remove the white box. Next place the blue box inside of the white box and close the lid. But then each box fits inside of the other. But how can this be?

This is from Nob Yoshigahara's 1984 book 'Puzzle To Make'.

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