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 Without
doubt the Tangram is the most popular put-together puzzle, and one of
the most well known puzzles ever. The origins of the Tangram are
unknown, but the earliest references date back to the beginning of the
19th century, China. That's why the puzzle is also known as the
Chinese puzzle.
The puzzle consists of seven pieces - tans - obtained by dividing a
square as shown in the illustration. To play with the Tangram simply
print all the seven pieces out from our special PDF Print 'n' Play
Version, and then cut them out.
Now you're able to arrange them in many different ways making an
infinite number of nice, fun, and sometimes very puzzling figures. For
every figure you have to use all the seven tans. You're allowed to
rotate the pieces as you wish, and even flip them over. But you can't
overlap the pieces.
We've chosen just a few most popular figures that you may assemble
using all the seven tans. They will give you a good taste of the
puzzle.
The two Men in the bottom re developed by Henry E. Dudeney, and
demonstrate a beautiful paradox. Both Men are assembled with all the
seven tans, but one of them has a foot, while the other hasn't. Can
you make both men, and then explain what's happening with the foot? |
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Last Updated: February 23, 2010 |
Posted: May 8, 2001 |
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