Wednesday, September 3, 2008

A puzzle to tickle the brain

Hello Children,

Hope you are making full use of the holidays. Mr Brainy (waving to you on the right) was just thinking of a matchstick puzzle that a family friend used - to entertain him many years ago. He is opening this puzzle to all in 3G06 and Ms Goh will give a prize to anyone who can come up with the solution on Monday, 8 September 2008. If you are not allowed access to matchsticks, you can always use toothpicks, satay sticks or ice cream sticks (clean ones, of course!) to replace.

This is what you have to do: -

1) Use 8 sticks to form the shape of the fish on your left (in the picture provided below).
2) You may move only 2 sticks to form the fish on the right (in the picture below).


Have Fun!