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253752 Nichael Cramer <nichael@s...> 2015‑02‑26 Answer: [was:: Puzzle box question]
For those interested in such things, here is a page that shows
the "3D analogue" version of the "missing square puzzle" that
I was asking about:
(complete with plans for making your own).

http://www
.archimedes-lab.org/workshopparadoxopiped.html

I.e. you "completely" fill a box using either N or N-1 of the 
accompanying pieces
(in short, it relies on the same fundamental trick as the planar puzzle):


N

(P.S. Again, for those really interested:
While searching for this, I came across a website
listing a truly amazing set of various puzzles, etc:

http://home.comcast.net/~st
egmann/home.htm )

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