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The Locked Gift

Posted in Puzzles by Greg Ross on April 7th, 2008

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I want to mail a necklace to my wife, but anything sent through the mail will be stolen unless it's sent in a padlocked box. A box can bear any number of padlocks, but neither of us has the key to a lock owned by the other. How can I mail the necklace safely to my wife?

I'll give the answer tomorrow.