Post #4838066 · Elektrine

2026-09-25 00:18 UTC

I'm kind of obsessed with this old puzzle. You need to move the piano to the lower LEFT corner by sliding the pieces. Curious if anyone has done any math things with such tile puzzles? It's easy to move it to the lower right, and possible but kind of hard to get it to the left. I guess what I want to know is "why is it so hard?"

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@Peace@mstdn.ca 2026-09-25 00:20

@futurebird@sauropods.win What is so hard ? 🌹

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@firebreathingduck@social.vivaldi.net 2026-09-25 00:36

@futurebird@sauropods.win (EDIT: I was wrong at step 6, table is too low to move lamp and clock right. I apologize for doubting myrmepropagandist's estimation of the difficulty. It was an insult, I was wrong.) I'm confused. At a guess: 1. top chair and lower chair up 1 2. rug and mat right 2 3. piano down 1 4. top chair left 1 (on top of piano) 5. bottom chair, rug, mat, sofa, and table up 1. 6. lamp and clock right 2 7. piano down

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@TerryHancock@realsocial.life 2026-09-25 00:31

@futurebird@sauropods.win One of the simple Windows games I used to play a lot, "Klotski", was basically this. Pretty sure I can solve it, but I'm getting lost trying to do it in my head. 😅

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@NewsHund@mastodon.social 2026-09-25 03:53

@futurebird@sauropods.win I don’t know how to solve it, but I do wonder immediately if we’re sure all the pieces are correctly oriented. Is there an initial layout diagram to confirm?

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