8/29/2018 Cut a 3x3 Cube Puzzle - Solution

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Cut a 3x3 Cube Puzzle - Solution

The Puzzle:
Imagine a 3x3x3 cube.

How many cuts do we need to break it into 27 1x1x1 cubes?

A cut may go through multiple pieces.

Our Solution:
The central 1x1x1 cube has six faces.

Any cut can only reveal one of these faces!

So six cuts are needed, and also are enough.

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