A STAR PUZZLE
Take four matches, bend them in the middle, and place them as shown on a smooth surface. Ask a friend to make the matches form a four pointed star without touching them. This is how it is done: Dip another match in water and allow a drop or two of the liquid to fall in the centre of the figure. As the water is absorbed by the broken edges each bent match will slowly open out wider, until a four-pointed star is formed.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21180, 29 October 1938, Page 30 (Supplement)
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86A STAR PUZZLE Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21180, 29 October 1938, Page 30 (Supplement)
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