tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7408525737943998966.post5253578043019482693..comments2024-03-19T10:21:36.942+00:00Comments on Gabriel Fernandes' Puzzle Collection: Glass Puzzle - PineappleGabrielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00547574234341454265noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7408525737943998966.post-79235163723238143852013-11-03T02:47:36.097+00:002013-11-03T02:47:36.097+00:00Triangular pieces instead of round ones. That coul...Triangular pieces instead of round ones. That could work, but I don't know much about BurrTools to help you there...Gabrielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00547574234341454265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7408525737943998966.post-15071859739975570262013-11-02T21:30:20.745+00:002013-11-02T21:30:20.745+00:00I can't seem to find a simple way to enter thi...I can't seem to find a simple way to enter this puzzle into BurrTools ... maybe in the Triangular Prism geometry?Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10140920751826036814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7408525737943998966.post-48439090936637964522013-11-01T19:19:00.364+00:002013-11-01T19:19:00.364+00:00Yes, I suspected there weren't too many soluti...Yes, I suspected there weren't too many solutions. It would be interesting to know the real number, probably a few dozen, maybe a couple of hundred.Gabrielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00547574234341454265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7408525737943998966.post-817594196420952722013-11-01T16:25:58.447+00:002013-11-01T16:25:58.447+00:00BurrTools finds several thousand packing of the pe...BurrTools finds several thousand packing of the pentominos in a 10x6 rectangle! However, the Pineapple puzzle is more constrained because you can't rotate a piece by 90 degrees, only 180, which will vastly decrease the number of solutions.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10140920751826036814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7408525737943998966.post-2775233434394410712013-11-01T12:09:07.288+00:002013-11-01T12:09:07.288+00:00Hi George, you're exactly right. The represent...Hi George, you're exactly right. The representation of the solved puzzle is like if we were to unfold the round pieces to a flat surface. It's a great puzzle.<br /><br />Jerry, I actually found the Rice Crackers to be a little easier. I also have three puzzles from the series.Gabrielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00547574234341454265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7408525737943998966.post-38193289531154106542013-10-31T14:13:46.583+00:002013-10-31T14:13:46.583+00:00On the side of length 6, I mean ...On the side of length 6, I mean ...Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10140920751826036814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7408525737943998966.post-57569270520347737562013-10-31T14:12:32.830+00:002013-10-31T14:12:32.830+00:00Very interesting observation about the pentominos....Very interesting observation about the pentominos. It looks like the packing is 6 layers tall, so apparently this puzzle is equivalent to packing the pentominos into a 10x6 rectangle with periodic boundaries on the side of length 10!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10140920751826036814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7408525737943998966.post-40678136242576662602013-10-31T02:26:43.741+00:002013-10-31T02:26:43.741+00:00Gabriel, I played with this a while back and found...Gabriel, I played with this a while back and found it the easiest (not easy tho') amongst the glass puzzles I have, eg Peanuts and Plums, these two which I could not solve without the solutionJerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03334032625952910034noreply@blogger.com