Article 6WXF4 Can you solve it? How to have fun with straws

Can you solve it? How to have fun with straws

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Alex Bellos
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Riddles with long paper cylinders

UPDATE: To read the solutions click here

The most heated puzzle about the drinking straw is does it have one hole or two?" (This debate periodically goes viral and for those who want to suck up its delicious complexities I recommend this chat with mathematician Jordan Ellenberg.)

Today's puzzles are also about straws, but are much less controversial.

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