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by Gianni A. Sarcone & Marie-Jo Waeber
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Crystal SkullThe 13th Magic Crystal Skull
Creator/designer: Gianni A. Sarcone

Missing square puzzle: paradosso dell'area scomparsa (It), paradoxe du coin (Fr), paradoja del cuadrado perdido (Sp), Fehlendes-Quadrat-Rätsel (Ger), paradoxo do quadrado perdido (Por), wigparadox (Du), задача о разрезанном треугольнике (Ru), 失踪的正方形 (Ch), أحجية المربع المفقود (Ar).

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Reproduce the 'Crystal Skull Puzzle' below and cut out the 4 pieces along the blue cutting lines...

13 crystal skulls

Then rearrange the pieces in order to fill the hole within the rectangular puzzle with a 13th crystal skull. Apparently, it seems impossible! But the explanations given in this video prove just the opposite:

The final challenge is to understand why and how this thrilling puzzle works...
This vanish puzzle has been created to illustrate a concept in the book "2012, è in gioco la fine del mondo" by Mariano Tomatis.

francais flag Reproduis le casse-tête rectangulaire, dit des 13 crânes, et découpe les 4 pièces en suivant les traits de coupe. Puis, réarrange toutes les pièces du puzzle en les juxtaposant de façon à remplir le trou avec un treizième crâne. Impossible? Regarde donc la vidéo... italian flag Riproduci il puzzle dei 13 teschi e ritagliane i 4 pezzi lungo le linee di taglio. Quindi, riordina tutti i pezzi del puzzle in modo da colmare il buco con un tredicesimo teschio, facendo combaciare tra di loro i lati dei pezzi. Impossibile? Guarda il video (versione italiana del video)...


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The 13th Magic Skull by Gianni Sarcone is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.
Based on a work at www.archimedes-lab.org.
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