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eureka elevation puzzle

A puzzle from Eureka, March 1957:

These drawings depict an object as seen from above and from the front. What does it look like when viewed from the side? The object has no curved surfaces, and all hidden edges in such drawings are represented by dotted lines.

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eureka elevation puzzle - solution

(From the Eureka Digital Archive, published under a Creative Commons license.)

April 22, 2022April 21, 2022 | Puzzles

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