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Menacing Matchsticks VI
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You will need eleven matchsticks for this puzzle. First, take three and arrange them into a Z. Take four more matchsticks and make an O (a square in line with the Z) to the right of the Z. Be sure the O is about twice the length of a matchstick away from the Z. In other words, if the matchsticks are 2 inches long, place the O 4 inches away from the Z. Using the last four matchsticks, make another O to the right of the first O, about the same distance that lies between the Z and the O. You should now have the word ZOO.
The challenge: Move one matchstick, and remove another to create the name of an animal.
You cannot:
Move both matchsticks.
Remove both matchsticks.
Stack the matchsticks.
Break the matchsticks.
Also, the answer "OWL" does not count.
The challenge: Move one matchstick, and remove another to create the name of an animal.
You cannot:
Move both matchsticks.
Remove both matchsticks.
Stack the matchsticks.
Break the matchsticks.
Also, the answer "OWL" does not count.
Hint
Both the matchstick moved and the matchstick removed come from the last O.Answer
Remove the rightmost matchstick of the last O. Take the bottom matchstick of what now looks like a C and place it just after the intact O. View the matchsticks from the left side to see the word LION vertically.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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