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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Science
Alex Bellos

Can you solve it? The box problem that baffled the boffins

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Today’s puzzle has recently got attention among academic mathematicians.

Make an intuitive guess at the answer before you try to work it out – the answer is very surprising.

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